[trainerxr50]

College football is arguably the second biggest sport in the entire US.

I mean I can completely understand the argument that it makes no sense but it is hard for an outsider to understand what something like Ohio State vs Michigan or Alabama vs Auburn in football means for those communities.

To say it is inevitable they split is just not understanding what these teams mean to the people and communities involved.

There is just something fun and additionally communal about the college sports team that isn't replicated by a professional team.

The biggest feature though is that it makes the teams temporary structures that are always changing because the kids graduate. That is something that would be really hard to replicate in a professional sports league. 3-4 years and then you are kicked out of the league. That doesn't work.