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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4247137, member: 11664"] I truly think that's it wonderful and an honor that you were involved in coaching football. I actually know very little about it. But what I do know is that the NCAA shares money earned from the NCAAT with every Division 1 school because it is truly sanctioned as a national championship with every Division 1 school eligible to participate. That's almost $1 billion in revenues that are shared. The same cannot be said about the football subdivision which AFAIK, keeps the money to fund themselves. To break apart the Division 1 national basketball championship could significantly impact the funding of college sports across the entire US. If one looks at most all Olympic sports, there is no shame in losing. It's all about the spirit of competition, and it's an honor just to be selected to be in the NCAAT to help them earn money to be shared with every other school. And maybe that's why American gridiron football is not an Olympic sport at all and is treated differently. [/QUOTE]