Inspired by the notion that you’re not a “real university” unless you have a football team, and heeding the consultants who say, “This will actually make money for the school,” two more small schools are going to start football programs. IHE has the story.

Not long ago, I wrote about the campaign to start up a big-time football program at UNC-Charlotte. I suspect that officials at these institutions are looking at football the same way most people look at government programs — they underestimate the costs and overestimate the benefits.