[Mick]

But the even bigger issue in my mind is the idea of who is really making money here.  If the Columbus Buckeyes were playing the Ann Arbor Wolverines in a minor league football game no one would care.  No other minor sport in this country or really worldwide makes any significant money.  College sports are popular not because there is a of immense proportions desire for minor league sports in this country, but because these schools have large alumni bases that make minor league sports work.  It isn't the athletes.  Someone needs to explain this to these kids.

To me, that's the crux of it.  And let's add in the fact that there are 130 schools playing D1 football out of 5,300 colleges and universities in the United States.  I went to far more Stanford football games when I was in college than SCU games, because the level of play was so high and my family put on a really great tailgate.

[Mick]

But the even bigger issue in my mind is the idea of who is really making money here.  If the Columbus Buckeyes were playing the Ann Arbor Wolverines in a minor league football game no one would care.  No other minor sport in this country or really worldwide makes any significant money.  College sports are popular not because there is a of immense proportions desire for minor league sports in this country, but because these schools have large alumni bases that make minor league sports work.  It isn't the athletes.  Someone needs to explain this to these kids.

To me, that's the crux of it.  And let's add in the fact that there are 130 schools playing D1 football out of 5,300 colleges and universities in the United States.  I went to far more Stanford football games when I was in college than SCU games, because the level of play was so high and my family put on a really great tailgate.