<p>I always figured the NBC contract more than covered the coachs salary, team expenses, and left some over for other teams/activities on campus. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if youve ever been on campus for a football weekend and checked out the bookstore, the receipts have to be staggering. For the entire weekend they have at least 20 registers going with a line snaking through the bookshelves. Everyone you pass is wearing overpriced logod apparel. A couple of weeks ago, there was a cross country meet on the Friday of a football weekend. Even the kids from the other cross country teams were in the store buying up tee shirts, hoodies, etc. </p>
<p>As an ND parent, Ive often wondered why the merchandise sales dont seem to have much of an effect on our tuition and fees. :)</p>