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Message: [QUOTE="Dick_in_MI, post: 4250228, member: 225"] I think you might be overstating it a bit. The 5 year average attendance for SU football puts us at #62 nationally and about 35K per game. Yes, that 35K is affected by the pandemic but #62 is still #62. Not to say that it is not a valuable asset but whether it is valuable enough to switch to a purely professional approach to our sports is another matter entirely. Lots of schools will feel that their football program is a valuable asset. Many of those schools attract bigger crowds than we do. However, depending upon where the line in the sand is drawn, they will have their own decisions to make. And by the way, it won’t involve “de-emphasizing by the university”. It will involve staying where we are instead of moving entirely to a model of pro sports at an educational institution. I know some fans and alums would be in favor of that move; I am not sure whether the University would be. [/QUOTE]