# Big Money and US College Football

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** football-nfl\
**Created:** [August 6, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-money-and-us-college-football/988149 "2023-08-06T17:26:36Z")\
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> [@songsoflovetrouble](#):
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> Stanford golf and Stanford volleyball may find themselves in a budgetary crisis over the same issue.

It’s a worse problem than just money. The person playing Stanford water polo is doing it for a free education and to have had an easier path to admission. They’re real students getting a degree for their future. All of the extra travel time will make their lives substantially more difficult.

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