College football was bigger than pro football for a very long time, it wasn't until the 60's when pro football became more popular. It has nearly always been t

College football was bigger than pro football for a very long time, it wasn't until the 60's when pro football became more popular. It has nearly always been the way it is now, big business. 72,000 capacity stadiums built in 1927 aren't built for school clubs to play in. Stadiums like this were built for schools like Michigan because the sport was big money.