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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by MisterBastahrd on Friday September 13, 2019 @02:52PM (#20965175)
They get room, board, all they can eat, an education (with an incredible amount of tutoring that is not available to the average student) and training that they absolutely could not get anywhere else. There's no market for minor league football in the US and there never will be.
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Re:Alabama tracking students' locations to penalize them for... by moate on Friday September 13, 2019 @03:59PM (#20965870)
Of course there won't be. Why would you create a minor league football program when you're competing against colleges that have: 1- Long term history with their fans 2- Better proximity to fanbases 3- No labor costs for their players 4- Stadiums and infrastructure already in place.

There is a market for minor league football, and that market is being met by college sports.

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