| The regents at Michigan love the university. Whether they attended there or not makes no difference. The athletic budget is self sufficient. You really can't expect them to redirect their funds back into the university, just like you can't expect any other department to send back it's allocations. Also, don't kid yourself, athletics is a HUGE part of the Michigan experience. Alumni give more money because of the quality of the teams. That's money to ALL parts of the university. Athletics is what brings more Michigan people together than all other events. More people on campus and more national exposure on television means more money to the school overall. |