In this article in the Raleigh News & Observer (h/t to Ed Cone for the link) it's revealed that even in this dire economy, one in which the state budget is being slashed virtually across the board, the state universities' athletic booster clubs are continuing to be subsidized by we taxpayers.  It's all due to a four year old law that allows schools to pay in-state tuition rates for out-of-state scholarship athletes.  From the article:

The difference is substantial, according to the legislative fiscal staff.

UNC-Chapel Hill tuition for the coming academic year is expected to be $3,865 for in-state students and $21,753 for out-of-state students. That means a savings of $17,888 for each of the 139 out-of-state athletes at Chapel Hill, or $2.5 million in total.

As a Wake fan I'll be honest and tell you I don't need any more reason to boo the Heels or the Pack, but the fact that as a taxpayer I'm subsidizing the ringers they bring in from hither and yon is giving me ample cause to really boo them.