[SIZE=-1][/SIZE] [SIZE=-1][/SIZE][SIZE=-1]....for convincing the old guard that it takes money to win.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1][/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=qsMjnbxncyhpzdpGqdzyqxM9hZJffwVt [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1][/SIZE] [SIZE=-1][/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]SPENDING INCREASES[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Among elite athletics programs, these five had the largest percentage increases in recruiting spending in the past 10 years. [/SIZE] 1. U. of Maryland at College Park 277% 2. Kansas State U. 267% 3. Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge 248% 4. Duke U. 229% 5. West Virginia U. 175%
