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[QUOTE="Orangepace, post: 1216046, member: 322"]
Agreed.  Unless a school is located in/near a large metro area with pro sports teams, it doesn't seem like a worthy investment.  PE Teachers don't make a ton of coin, so your return on investment is limited.  Not to mention that very few of these majors actually rise to the level of C-Suite in major professional sports without some other connection getting them pushed ahead.  Only thing I can fathom is that Falk wanted to put his name and money into a program at his alma mater in an effort to boost the overall athletic profile of the University.  I read somewhere (looking for link, but can't find it) that something like 22% of incoming scholarship athletes major in Sports Management.

This here seems like a much better ROI.  Lawyers typically earn more than Sports Management majors over their lifetime, allowing for a higher likelihood of reinvestment through contributions to the University.  Being a private institution, this has to be a large factor in their decision making process.
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