This is an interesting and loaded question

by Domer99, John Wesley Powell's Expedition Island, Thursday, April 09, 2026, 07:32 (49 days ago) @ San Pedro
edited by Domer99, Thursday, April 09, 2026, 10:43

The quick answer seems like it should be "yes?" Otherwise, it would seem like a school impinging on the benefits of other students and eventually (maybe in the residual) you exhaust the capital resources.

But it's not that easy because sports bring a social benefit to the students, to the alumni, to the community. And the federal government demands certain funding for sports (Title IX) so you can't always distill it to economics.

The more we open the floodgates to capitalism the harder this becomes. Because we still impose a structure over this system which doesn't reflect meritocratic principles.

I am not sure that collegiate sports have ever had less direction or leadership than they do now.