The University of Michigan's athletic program runs similar to how I think John D. Rockefeller ran Standard Oil. Whatever they say about standing for sporting excellence, at the end of the day there's a lot of money changing hands, with profit margins sitting at 75% (you'll notice that's only slighly over the percentage of Americans that think George W. Bush is kind of an ****).

Now, Big Blue finds itself getting squeezed by Comcast, an even more evil money-making entity, as it tries to launch the Big Ten Network. Our poor Athletic Department finds itself playing the community obligation card. Comcast has a community obligation to enable lazy college kids in their viewership of women's basketball at 3PM?

Anyone from the New York area will be reminded of the YES network for the Yankees, and how much money that makes them. This Big Ten Network comes across as another money-making vessel for a program that makes Scrooge McDuck money. At least this money doesn't come directly from the fans, because if they raise season ticket prices any more the athletic department will have a community obligation to offer a financing plan.