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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3632674, member: 1220"] One reason that the NFL does have a minor league system in place like MLB does is that college ball is the best promotion for the sport. When you think about it, college football and basketballs is what popularized the sport to the degree that it made professional sports in basketball and football viable. With baseball the college game never was. Professional baseball was more popular than the college game. They generally draft their players out of high school and send them to the minors where they play for a bare subsistance wage. Minor league teams could never replace college sports, because what draws the crowds is interest by the alumni. ND got a national TV contract and it was active even in mediocre years, because they were ND who ahd a national following. This would not be possible if it were a simi pro team just in some city. Having good players and winning does play a part, but the main cause of finacial benefit is the ND name. Those that follow a school team just because they are good are a verys small percentage. [/QUOTE]