Interesting little stat in today's Wall Street Journal on Page. D9:
11%
"The increase in prospective students forwarding SAT scores for admissions consideration to a given school in the year after it wins a major-college football championship".
SOURCE: Jaren C. Pope, Brigham Young University and Devin G. Pope, University of Chicago.
OK, think admissions folks at major universities have an interest in how well their football teams do? For those in lala land who hold the opinion that athletics does not help a university overall i would ask them to study the above for just one...of many...reasons why they should support their school's athletic programs.
Thought it was an interesting stat...would a CUSA title count? I would argue that YES it would!