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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now the daily Northwestern has an article about the baseball team. As an alum, I am embarrassed. [/quote]

As an alum, I'm embarrassed sports are even a thing there. I attended NU back when we celebrated the longest losing streak in all of college football history, for any college, ever. Students did not give a damn about football other than as the source of jokes. It was awesome not to be at a college locked into worship of sports programs.[/quote]

Sports just create additional recreational options for students and others associated with any particular school.

I attended a large Southern university during a time when it won a national championship in football. Some enjoyed football, while others did not pay any attention at all to the football program & games.

I have lived in sizeable US cities with many pro sports teams, yet rarely--very rarely--ever attended a pro sports game or even cared about the teams. But, sports are a large part of American culture; college sports--especially big time D1 football produce income for the school & generate bonding & excitement for the school community.

If Northwestern doesn't want to offer big time college sports, it can take a huge pay cut & join the Ivy League or the Patriot League. Nevertheless, when Northwestern football does well, donations to the university by alimni increase in a significant way.[/quote]

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