One of the things that is wonderful about sport is the way that it (can) unify people. My even more ambitious dream would be to seed the lower levels of the pyr

One of the things that is wonderful about sport is the way that it (can) unify people. My even more ambitious dream would be to seed the lower levels of the pyramid by converting NCAA teams to German-style 50%+1 fan-owned basketball clubs. Players could be paid (solving that fairness issue), and the profits could go back to the universities. They already have fan-bases, stadiums, etc., so the infrastructure would already be there.