Another category would be the amount of money allocated to sports by BCS and private schools. I think it would show that all the brilliant people in college football do not reside in the SEC or at Texas. In most cases, those schools simply have more money to throw at their problems. Even the TV contract ND has does not allow them to stand up to state legislatures that allocate huge sums to their land grant schools. Florida and Texas have always had good weather. One reason ND has slipped is that the state governments that fund those schools spent enough to tilt the playing field their way. I don't blame the politicians. People in those states prioritize football. Fine. But don't tell me it's a level playing field. It's not.
Finally, some people simply value college football success more than others and it does not matter whether it's a private or public school. One of the things that struck me about the Miami story was how it's clearly only the tip of a giant iceberg. For example, the Yahoo story says that Shapiro visited many, many strip clubs with players and recruits, and that he spent the overwhelming majority of his money in cash. Yet he still racked up $32k in credit card bills at ONE strip club over a five-year stretch. To repeat, he took players to many nudie bars, he spent mainly cash, and he still managed to charge that much at a single club. And it all appears to be an organized effort involving university personnel. All you need to know.
Finally, some people simply value college football success more than others and it does not matter whether it's a private or public school. One of the things that struck me about the Miami story was how it's clearly only the tip of a giant iceberg. For example, the Yahoo story says that Shapiro visited many, many strip clubs with players and recruits, and that he spent the overwhelming majority of his money in cash. Yet he still racked up $32k in credit card bills at ONE strip club over a five-year stretch. To repeat, he took players to many nudie bars, he spent mainly cash, and he still managed to charge that much at a single club. And it all appears to be an organized effort involving university personnel. All you need to know.
