tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post6606312144914673006..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Big College SportsSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-507953078421587272010-12-11T00:39:24.826-05:002010-12-11T00:39:24.826-05:00Note though that Vanderbilt just offered a potenti...Note though that Vanderbilt just offered a potential head coach $3 million a year and extra support for football, so even that's coming to an end.<br /><br />Football can be a great addition to a University's identity and provide a rallying point, but like you said needs to go hand-in-hand with other traditions and attractions. If football's all that you have, there are definitely going to be issues. <br /><br />And really, I don't understand why perpetual cellar-dwellers continue to subsidize teams at the I-A level. Drop down to I-AA and you'll be more competitive and have to spend less $$. Not every school needs a DI team- in California for instance, if you want DI sports, you can go to Cal or Berkeley (or USC or Stanford), so there's really no point in spending millions on other campuses to get them sports teams that will probably again be perpetual cellar-dwellers at the DI level.Chris C.noreply@blogger.com