They might be better funded, but they have very little to say if any on who represents them in the United States Congress. And a lot of their funding has a lot to do with the economic uptick in North Carolina. But it would deeply concern me if my political power was completely diluted through some divide and conquer/gerrymandered tactic. When it comes to congressional profile, SU has more political influence with SUBR and SUNO being in the same congressional district. The largest HBCU in the country (approximately 12k enrollment) has approximately the same congressional influence as schools with an enrollment of 6k. Ironically, the school they scheduled to play next season Liberty, has more political influence in Virginia and the United States. Jerry Falwell, Jr. makes sure every student enrolled at the Lynchburg campus (approximately 16k) is registered to vote in Lynchburg, VA and the Commonwealth of Virginia, which is how he was able to take politically control of Lynchburg, VA. Thank God the rest of Virginia decided to go in a different direction. Currently, Virginia is completely controlled by Democrats. Also, most of NCA&T's major construction projects are financed through BB&T, the same bank that donated to them $1.5 million for the naming rights of their stadium. BB&T donated $1.5 million for 15 years, which comes to $100k per year. Other schools in North Carolina have gotten better deals from the same bank for the naming rights of their stadiums. NCA&T probably could have gotten a better financial package for their construction projects through some other financial institution without receiving a $1.5 million donation. With over hundreds of millions in construction, BB&T will definitely recoup $1.5 million in a year in interest alone. And I do believe NCA&T's projects are on a 10-year timetable, which means 9 years of profit for BB&T in accrued interest. Just because NCA&T's football program has risen above the rest of our programs for now, I'm definitely not going to crown them the greatest of the greatest of
EVERYTHING in the HBCU world. And like the biblical saying, "there's a time and season for
ALL things."
