Critics pan planned $450M Nebraska football stadium renovation as academic programs face cuts

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3. Important story. Maybe it's time that major college sports are cleaved from the educational system.

Let the NCAA and ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX/ESPN underwrite the Stadium, coaching costs. Alumni, sure, they can donate. The NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA should also be financing of their future stars. Not the taxpayers.

Sports, while important, ought to be encouraged at the intramural level. Create the Student Pro status = Student athletes still get their real education and they also get paid to entertain via representation of a National Player's Union. If they flunk out, the team loses the player. The player loses his job and education opportunity.