In the 1970s, college football looked nothing like what we know today.
This is especially true when considering the money tied to the sport. Today, football programs are cash cows for universities, but only if the university committed to the sport long ago. And looking back just a handful of decades at Florida State University and the University of Miami, two programs that have long been in the upper echelon of the NCAA ranks, no amount of success (or even existence) was guaranteed.
Both schools questioned continuing with their football programs. They considered deprioritizing the sport and dropping down to a lower level of competition. Some even argued to “nuke it”
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