Mack, I am sorry that you think $3,000 is a lot of money, but please don't think I haven't any sympathy for you. OK, bro?
Some Husker fans pay $3,000 per year for UNL season tickets and I'll bet many people would pay 3,000 to attend a UNL football fantasy camp. And I'll bet most of them are decent conversationalists.
I got 40 hours of football for my $3,000. When you realize that the ball is in play for only 11 minutes per game, UNL season ticket holders only get 77 minutes of football for their $3,000...and I was closer to the action than the 50 yard line. I was in the film rooms and at the team meetings. I ate with the players and coaches every day. I was given a tour of all the football offices, training rooms and facilities. I attended every practice and was allowed to float around wherever I wanted to. They gave me a UCF gym bag stuffed full of warm ups, t-shirts, polos, hats, shorts, socks, etc. The 3,000 included my room and board.
I had a reserved seat at the $100 per plate UCF football kick-off luncheon. They had a photographer following me around during the entire camp and I have a CD with over 200 1st quality photos on it. I was a designated member of the UCF team for 3 days. I was treated like a VIP.
I was also on the local Orlando TV news and I got to catch a couple of Division 1 passes from Scott Frost...priceless.
Your tainted
(and hateful) view of my UCF camp experience is a joke.
When you realize that Husker season ticket holders on the 50-yard line are paying $38 per minute to watch the ball in play at Memorial Stadium, you should be able to understand that it is normal for the average American to spend considerable sums of money on entertainment. It happens every day. It is what keeps Las Vegas going. Yes?