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January 2012, Sports Facilities
Gamecocks' Facilities Upgrades Continue
In the nearly seven years since Athletic Director Eric Hyman's arrival in Columbia, USC has dedicated — through money already spent or planned spending — $154,263,713 to building new sports facilities or improving current ones, the Charleston Post and Courier reported.
This is all part of the arms race in college sports, as schools attempt to attract better recruits, win more games and make more money — three things that are very much related, especially in the Southeastern Conference, which USC joined in 1991.
“The SEC is good news, bad news,” Hyman said. “The good news is it's the best league in the country. The bad news is it's the best league in the country."
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