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Evil Koch Bros FGCU v. The Good Florida Gators

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Off Topic
Posted on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 03:37:56 PM EST
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So you were tempted to root for Florida Gulf Coast over Florida were you? Nevermind, the 1%er coach, you thought, it is still a heartwarming Cinderella story.

Well think again:

It’s a great story: the virtually unknown, 15th seeded Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), has made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. But there’s something you might not know about FGCU: its economics department is, as a consequence of grants from Randian businessman John Allison and the Charles G. Koch Foundation[.]

Rooting for the Cinderella Eagles is rooting for the Koch Brothers.

Do the right thing, root for the land grant public university established by Abraham Lincoln:

Go Gators!!!

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    Not tempted at all. (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 03:51:11 PM EST
    I need the land grant school to win so I can win big money.  

    My wallet sez Oregon (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 03:55:29 PM EST
    Got them at 300-1.

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    A more interesting question might be (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by jondee on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 04:02:11 PM EST
    how many university economics departments around the country are dominated by the thinking of free market fundamentalist, consultant/professors?

    A surprising number, I'd wager.

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    True dat (none / 0) (#5)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 04:05:04 PM EST
    Koch Bros bought the FSU economics department also.

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    Not to mention part of Lincoln Center. (none / 0) (#22)
    by oculus on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 06:06:16 PM EST


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    I couldn't say. (none / 0) (#29)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 08:02:56 PM EST
    What I DO remember is that my very first college class EVAH!! at the University of Washington was ECON 110 with Professor J.R. Huber, at 9:00 a.m. in Smith Hall, Room 201, on Monday, September 24, 1979.

    I was ready to drop out of school after the very first hour.

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    I don't believe it. (none / 0) (#31)
    by unitron on Thu Mar 28, 2013 at 09:16:56 PM EST
    Back then incoming freshmen always got 8:00 am classes.