<p>When people are willing to buy tickets to watch Chemistry professors do research, then the salaries of professors will rise. Keep in mind that coaches of high profile sports, especially revenue sports like football and basketball, have a 24/7 job. They are lucky to take one week off a year. They travel incessantly, have to explain their every move to the media, work long hours when on campus, and give up a most of their family time. Most college coaches do this at pay that is either comparable or far less than professors. Before they get their first assistant coach job, they have put in years working for peanuts. Only the head coaches of certain sports teams make the big bucks. Most coaches coach because they are addicted to coaching, no one goes into that profession for money. Why have sports, music, drama, lectures, literary journals, on-campus religious clubs, dance, or other non-academic activities on college campuses? Because it is part of our culture and people enjoy these activities. Why is there such animosity towards sports programs? They are simply another on campus activity and another way for the university to connect with the community at large. If sports were not good for the colleges, the College CEO’s would get rid of them.</p>