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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 2492064, member: 622"]
Yes and no, the Dome is paid for and the "rent" is not disclosed.  Many schools have to pay the note on their stadiums.  However, you point has merit in that SU is including much higher tuition (assuming the presumption is correct).  However, much of the expense at some of the big spenders is for frivolous items ($10K/Locker locker rooms, wiffle ball fields, administrative staff, etc.); while it is true that some spending is clearly beneficial; i.e. dietician/nutritionist for the team.

One must also recall that State school tuition is not accurate, what is reported is what is charged, not the actual cost of a student attending, the difference being that the State (read taxpayers) funding covers up much of the true cost of attendance, which goes to your point.

Considering where Syracuse was less than 10 years ago, and the fact that the school is spending more and has a Chancellor and AD who understand what they need to do (yes, the Dome renovation is taking longer than we want, but they only have one chance to get things right).  I am not as worried as most.  Our spending must be compared with the other private schools, even then, it will only be a ballpark estimate because of the variety of methods of accounting and responding to the spending questions.  I expect football spending to continue to rise and close some of the gap.
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