The Lawrence Journal-World wonders…
[Kansas University] athletic teams obviously attract many financial contributions that help support non-revenue sports, but it’s not clear exactly how much those contributions add to the academic excellence of the university or the well-being of the state. At some point, it seems that the money being spent on athletics could actually detract from a university’s academic mission.
… [T]he size of the investment [KU] and other U.S. colleges are making in athletic programs could make some observers wonder just what those schools see as their primary mission.