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When the Jacksonville Jaguars first came into existence in the 1990s, I was as curious as anyone as to whether or not they would be able to complete. After reaching the AFC championship game shortly after forming, I was pretty impressed, but even more impressed with the way their fans seemed to support them regardless of how they were playing.

A friend of mine from high school moved to Jacksonville for a job shortly after he graduated. He was there when the team formed, and he instantly became a Jaguars fan. Now, this is a guy that grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and was a die-hard Cowboys fan. He still loved the Cowboys, but he would always comment to me about how he loved the fact that the Jacksonville Jaguars were in the AFC, so he could comfortably root for both teams.

On another occasion, I had a probationer come into my office and he was wearing a Jaguars jacket. I asked him if he was a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he said that he was. He said he grew up in Florida and grew up watching the Jaguars. What struck me the most was the fact that he loved them as much as I loved the Cowboys. I understand that football is a popular sport throughout the country, but the Cowboys are probably the most recognized NFL franchise in world.

If you've ever been to a top college football game or even been in a town where there was the top football team playing, you'd know how much money these can pull in. Corporations pay a great deal of attention to college football and those teams can pull in millions of dollars for their colleges. Of course, those are the exceptions. Whatever earning power most college teams had, they totally went bust ever since the recession hit. Most teams just lose money.

Who’s left holding the baby? It's the students, of course. The colleges raise their fees and the students have to pay. Perhaps you’re happy for college football because well, it offers the possibility that you could make college on a football scholarship. Right?