My understanding is that NDSU’s problem is academic programs that are not self-sustaining. You’re talking about taking revenue money away from a self-reliant football program to handle academic problems. It is already the lowest in the country for non-P5 as far as public institutions go by data I’ve seen and that is going on a decade.
And fiscally it is not (see: needed bailout).NDSU does not need to invest even less than it already does in athletics. NDSU needs to pay as much attention to academics as football.
