Cost Of Attendance: The Thread

[JackJD]

Re: 2016 Recruits

So far there has been no public announcement by SDSU on COA. One probably cannot conclude anything from silence but it seems likely that the athletic administration is carefully making sure that when they announce, they know they can back it up. Note that the NDSU announcement did not state all funds or the source(s) for all funds were locked in. However, if I was an NDSU fan, based on past fundraising performance, I would have confidence that the money for COA will be there. If I was a USD fan, upon reading the USD COA announcement, I would not have the confidence of an NDSU fan and I would probably be concerned that something is getting shifted around, e.g. further improvements to the DakotaDome just dropped on the priority list. (But, if USD has locked in the funding sources, good for them.)

SDSU has undertaken a huge financial investment in facilities these past couple of years and those improvements will pay dividends. I expect the administrators to be certain they have a realistic COA plan in place before it is announced. Until it is announced, I think we have to bide our time. For the past several years, the administration has been instrumental in helping SDSU accomplish more than anyone expected and they deserve our trust. I hope that people who feel compelled to write angry posts on the topic of COA (which you're certainly welcome to do) are only writing those posts after dropping off a substantial check at the athletic offices.

[BTownJack]

This is what I have gathered.

And where does this leave our football coaches...straight f'd. I wouldn't be surprised if all of our current commitments have already been contacted by other schools with an updated offer that includes COA.