re: Article from Ohio State blog; truth or butthurt?

all i got to say is, roll tide! deal with it.

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+1

Not to be condescending in the least bit, but until you truly understand how the money flows through these public institutions, you may not even be getting 1/4 of the story.

College football is big business in many states. Big business always means state legislative influence. Legislative influence always means budgetary shenanigans that lead to figures an author like this can (and will) spin in any light they wish.

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All we need do is look at the Penn State situation to get a feel for what college football brings to a town. I've heard it likened to having a military base in town in terms of economic impact.

Penn State's Happy Valley - University Park, claimed they lost what, 100+ million when they were hit with the sanctions?

Columbia, SC is a combo military base town (Fort Jackson) and university town (USC) and it has been a well known fact for awhile that USC brings in more money than Fort Jackson in the overall scheme of things.

That's the impact columns like the one the OP shared does not take into account - especially when it comes to smallish Southern towns and cities.