East Carolina University is going to cut some sports to cover its budget deficit - but football is apparently sacrosanct, despite the fact that it, too, loses money. cc @conorsen
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article242816081.html h/t @KateMurphyNews

So, uh, ECU is probably facing a lot more than just a $10M deficit

Colleges/universities that slash teaching positions (even tenured ones) because of budget deficits but leave the athletic department largely unscathed aren't serious about their mission.

Almost all FB/basketball programs lose money. Even many of the good ones.

The highest-paid public employee in 39 states is a football or basketball coach at a major university.

That, there, contains all you need to know about the state of higher education in the US. https://www.fastcompany.com/1672861/infographic-whos-your-states-highest-paid-public-employee