February 18, 2015 · 7:56 AM

Come fly with me.

Shorter Arizona AD Greg Byrne:  Before you talk about football players being exploited, don’t forget to count the money we spend flying all of our student-athletes to away games!

(h/t Andy Schwarz)  (Or to put it another way…)

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8 responses to “Come fly with me.”

  1. Merk
    February 18, 2015 at 8:22 AM

    Plus the money on uniforms, equipment, medical care, etc. I mean these kids practically have a silver spoon put into their mouth, how dare they act like they can barley afford anything.

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  2. Bright Idea
    February 18, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    College football and basketball sold their soul to the TV$ and now they are having to give up a chunk of their butt too. Ouch!

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  3. Scorpio Jones, III
    February 18, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    Considering the astronomical amounts of money being made, you’d think they could come up with more creative bullshit than plane tickets.

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  4. Bulldog Joe
    February 18, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    “Only 3,200 miles round-trip between UA and UW.”

    “It’s Wednesday. Time to get on the bus, men.”

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  5. AuditDawg
    February 18, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    My employer also spends a lot of travel money on me each year. Per NCAA member logic, it is strange that they still pay me a salary even with all those travel perks. It’s as if travelling is a part of my job yet I still have expenses back home that require a salary to pay them.

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  6. Cousin Eddie
    February 18, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    So if they start getting a stipend will he start charging them for air fare and hotel stays?

    Schedule all home games with cupcakes then, that is cheaper at ~$1 M a game.

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  7. Mayor
    February 18, 2015 at 7:54 PM

    One word: “Stupid.”

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