It would not have made a difference to me when I was in college, mostly because I attended a school with Division 3 sports and no football. I never attended a sporting event and could not have cared less if they had sports there. I am a college football fan. Had I chosen a Division 1 football school, it would have made a difference. My daughter goes to Alabama, and the presence of intercollegiate sports has greatly enhanced her experience. Of course, football is revenue positive there. And we are spectators, not participants, in intercollegiate athletics, although my daughter played intramural sports.