[rossdavidh]

Fundamentally, you're correct. However, when working for a university, I was well aware that private sector donations (and maybe even state funds) went up or down depending on how well the football team did. A losing record for the football team ought not to result in lower private sector donations towards scientific research or scholarships at that university, but apparently at most universities it does. Universities that ignore this fact do so at their peril.

[bradleyjg]

I don’t expect universities to spontaneously do the right thing. I’m hoping the courts force them to at least stop exploiting the pro athletes that make them so much money.