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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. I can't directly answer your question,

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 09:36 PM

Jan 2018

but I understand that contrary to common wisdom, college football programs don't make money. Nor do they bring in extra donations from alumni. Those two things have been pushed for years as a defense of expensive college football programs.

Just think about the schools that don't have football programs. Like MIT. Or CalTech. Or lots of small schools. Hmmm. They manage very well. Makes you wonder.

What really makes me wonder is the exploitation of the players.

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