I really agree with you ("athletic supporters" - heehee). When I first started college I blithely went to the gym to work out, only to have a coach tell me I couldn't work out there because that was for the "athletes only."  So our mandatory sports fees went to treating athletes like they're special, whilst 4.0 students like me had to take the crumbs left over. 

Sorry, I'm just not in support of athletic programs tied to colleges. It's not appropriate.