Exactly! Maybe people do not like that college sports has become "big business" but that is the reality. A full football stadium is better for the local economy than as you note those "purer days" of 15,000 to 18,000 fans. And what was the complaint then? The football team needs to be more competitive, put people in the stadium, etc. Now it is "The U of Nike prioritizes sports over education" and other nonsense. ALWAYS complainers trying to connect dots which do not exist!