re: What will the conference look like in 50 years?

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Ummm maybe baseball was the most popular US sport from 1930-1970

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In terms of NCAA athletics, I believe the correct answer is boxing. I think boxing was eliminated in 1960 after a guy from UW-Madison died in the ring.

But the crowds were at least as big as football crowds. Bear in mind that Tiger Stadium only held 22,000 until 1936, and only 30,000 after that. Boxing was drawing those kinds of crowds, too, especially in the northeast and midwest (they love that shite).