UTSA students set to vote on athletics fee increase

[EPUTEP]

I’ve already made my point. Are you dense?

What is your point? We are still waiting.

 

[FedupMiner]

See my first point. It’s both.

You said money is a big part of winning. The men’s BB program proves that wrong. NMSU does more with less.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

So the solution is to give the AD that hired Dismel and Terry, then also gave Dismel an extension more money? That’s the key?

 

[unihorn]

So the solution is to give the AD that hired Dismel and Terry, then also gave Dismel an extension more money? That’s the key?

Fire them all — and raise more money for better.

 

[develman]

We pay top dollar for mediocrity in men’s basketball. We are paying prime meat prices for choice quality meat.

Lately, all we've seen is a big baloney chub, labeled prime rib.

 

[UTEPfan1966]

Boy do I miss these worthless back n forths! not....

 

[unihorn]

UTSA students soundly rejected an increase to the student athletics fee, with 70.66 percent of votes cast Wednesday and Thursday coming in against a measure that would have gradually raised the charge through the next five years.

 

[PickMyAxe915]

I’ll buy you lunch at Chico’s Tacos.

Damn you don't like Feral.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

UTSA students soundly rejected an increase to the student athletics fee, with 70.66 percent of votes cast Wednesday and Thursday coming in against a measure that would have gradually raised the charge through the next five years.

Good for them. Students need to push back on the ridiculous fees they are constantly dealing with.

 

[axingfools1]

The vote was to raise the fee by $1.50 per credit hour annually x 5 years. So basically (for 15 hours per senester) from $20 to $42.50 to $65 to $87.50 to $110 to $132.50. In 5 years that means they would have been raising about another 5-6 million annually plus or minus for athletics.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

The vote was to raise the fee by $1.50 per credit hour annually x 5 years. So basically (for 15 hours per senester) from $20 to $42.50 to $65 to $87.50 to $110 to $132.50. In 5 years that means they would have been raining about another 5-6 million annually plus or minus for athletics.

$5-6M annually doesn’t get them closer to an on campus football stadium or a bball arena upgrade anyway.

Good call by their students. Not going from $20 to $132 per semester so 100 football players and 30 basketball players can have nicer toys.

 

[utep2step]

Good on those students who voted. They have their priorities right.

Other than that, UTSA can go fly a kite.

 

[FeralFelidae]

The students probably saw all the money that was wasted on the lazy river that's never open and decided volunteering to fork over more money is a bad investment.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

Why can’t UTEP do this? Of course I am not referring to being 8-0 and winning anything.

 

[EPUTEP]

Why can’t UTEP do this? Of course I am not referring to being 8-0 and winning anything.

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Do what exactly?

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

UTSA doesn’t have an on campus football stadium and their basketball arena is older and worse than the DHC.

They need it more.

UTEP had 19,727 for their Wednesday night football game with FULL priced tickets. Along with 30k and 28k for earlier home games. During a losing season, coming off a losing season.

UTSA had 23,808 for their last home and they’re currently 3-0 in the AAC and are coming off 2 very successful seasons. Better than anything UTEP has done in their lifetime.

UTEP doesn’t need an athletics fee. They need to stop hiring shitty coaches and giving them extra years to “turn it around”.

Update:

Less than 23k showed up for their last home game. Now 4-0 in AAC play.

 

[unihorn]

Update:

Less than 23k showed up for their last home game. Now 4-0 in AAC play.

Quoting yourself?