Colleges are able to spend 4 years promoting their brand, its kind of a cult of sorts. Professional teams don't have that pull, you see them a few times a year

Colleges are able to spend 4 years promoting their brand, its kind of a cult of sorts. Professional teams don't have that pull, you see them a few times a year. In college, your degree's reputation can depend on how well they are viewed nationally. For 2 decades a top school could not win games, the fanbase was outraged because they were spending record amounts of money on trying to win games. It seriously made me (and others) question how good the school was academically if they couldn't manage to win, despite setting records on spending. Not to mention your friends go to the games, you have nostalgia from a vulnerable part of your life, etc... That just doesnt happen as much in Pro.