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College sports hypocrisy: why not let fans own the teams?

A new opinion column argues college athletics has become deeply commercial through conference realignment, television money and athlete pay, yet fans — the lifeblood of the enterprise — have no ownership stake. The piece suggests letting supporters buy shares in their university's sports teams, framing the current system as hypocritical: schools profit heavily while loyal followers are asked only for donations and ticket money.

Why now: Debate over the commercialization of college sports and athlete compensation is intensifying, prompting fresh proposals about fan ownership.

college sportsNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteArkansas Democrat-Gazette

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