Spring Break
Millions of dollars for what?
Jenna Santelli
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: Sports
Reading all this makes me feel like I have the flu again. My body feels achy, my head is pounding and I feel sick to my stomach. I feel there should some kind of spending cap like there is for the NBA, NFL and MLB.
Like I said earlier, they might talk the talk - or, in this case, throw the dollar bills toward Oregon athletics - but can they actually get the athletes to pitch the pitches? We have seen the Ducks' basketball team perform exceptionally well in the last five years, but the chance of them making the NCAA tournament is slim to none this season. You are better off betting on the Beavers having a winless Pac-10 season before betting on Oregon making the sweet dance.
The point is, money doesn't buy success. It might help attract fine, young athletes, but they don't always mean success.
So to Phil Knight and Oregon, go ahead and build your costly stadiums, and have fun paying for them. Just remember come game time that it doesn't matter the cost of your stadium - what matters is getting the "W" and winning championships. Good luck with that.
Jenna Santelli, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
Like I said earlier, they might talk the talk - or, in this case, throw the dollar bills toward Oregon athletics - but can they actually get the athletes to pitch the pitches? We have seen the Ducks' basketball team perform exceptionally well in the last five years, but the chance of them making the NCAA tournament is slim to none this season. You are better off betting on the Beavers having a winless Pac-10 season before betting on Oregon making the sweet dance.
The point is, money doesn't buy success. It might help attract fine, young athletes, but they don't always mean success.
So to Phil Knight and Oregon, go ahead and build your costly stadiums, and have fun paying for them. Just remember come game time that it doesn't matter the cost of your stadium - what matters is getting the "W" and winning championships. Good luck with that.
Jenna Santelli, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
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