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No no no.
The reason we make more money is because a) tv rights are more expensive, b) to my knowledge we share profits. That is, if someone makes a championship it gets shared around. That way, even a terrible team makes money.(I've been explained this is what happens, but I'm not sure) So a mid-tier team like Arkansas who only does well in track, baseball, and sometimes basketball...gets the same amount Florida does. I'm not sure if that's entirely true, but that's what I'm told.
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Overall, though, it's the bigness of the car that counts the most. Because when something bad happens in a really big car – accidentally speeding through the middle of a gang of unruly young people who have been taunting you in a drive-in restaurant, for instance – it happens very far away – way out at the end of your fenders. It's like a civil war in Africa; you know, it doesn't really concern you too much. - P.J. O'Rourke
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