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Originally Posted by skimoose

The point in this thread isn't whether sports are good or bad, but rather hasn't society taken support of sports to a ridiculous level? How many FIRST teams can claim they receive the same level of booster support as their local high school football programs?

One thing we may need to think about in considering this point, is time. Most football programs have been around since their school's inception, and I'm guessing there are some football teams out there that can date back more than 70 years. The oldest FIRST teams still top out at only 16 years, and unlike football teams the majority go to a single competition for 3 days that most of the school is not going to want to drive down to. To see the football team in action, you need but come to the same place you're going every day for school (or to drop your son/daughter off at).

Once (and if) FIRST gets to the level of teams that high school football has, and they can have many local competitions (local as in less than 30 minutes from most teams), it wouldn't surprise me if FIRST teams do start to get that kind of backing.

Of course we'll see how right that statement is in about 35 years, won't we?