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I think the perspective is a good one to understand, even if it is a bit like getting to know exactly what a lion thinks about you, “mmmmm two legged snack.”

The perspective is terrifying and represents a dark future that I don’t want to be a part of, but it is good to know how PE thinks about the things you love, so that you can be better informed about how to react when PE sets its hooks into those things.

Shorter version: raise hell now, because once they are in they are never leaving.

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Raise hell now...raise hell how? I'm not a member of my school's booster club. I don't have season tickets or a reserved parking spot. I cobble together my home game attendance from flash sales and mobile passes. Why should my school's athletic department give two shakes about my opinion?

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That’s the rub for sure. I’m a small time donor for Virginia Tech, so I can at least direct a complaint in that direction. Will they care about my individual complaint? Maybe not. But I’m not alone.

In a function democracy there would be a path of appeal to your congress-critters. Other aspects of the sport are the subject of laws. But in today’s environment... *shrugs broadly*

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