Stockstill piece well done

To the Editor:

It’s not often that I agree with the content provided in Sidelines, but I applaud the investigative work of Michael Stone for his coverage of Coach Rick Stockstill’s salary (“Coaching pay pilfers academics,” Oct. 26).

During this budget crisis, it is wholly inappropriate for MTSU to put academic stock in the coach if he doesn’t teach in the classroom. Academic and athletic budgets are separate for a reason, and it took one the curiosity of one columnist to figure out how MTSU has misappropriated nearly $100,000 from the academic budget.

Investing in athletics is important, but at what cost? At the cost of several adjunct professors? At the cost of a 30-student classroom over a 100-student classroom? At the cost of increased course availability? Where does this stop?

I encourage students to ask tough questions because their degrees are at stake. Wasting thousands of dollars of the academic  budget may make one coach happy, but it dramatically lowers the stock of an MTSU degree.

What kind of investment are we left with when we graduate?

Matthew Hurtt
B.A. 2009

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