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Tom Oates: Future worrisome for college football, men's basketball

We all appreciate sports in our own way.

Some like the talent and skill of professional sports. Some like the passion of college sports. Some like the innocence of high school sports.

I enjoy all three, but my favorite has always been college sports.

Having said that, I'm worried for college sports. I'm wondering what college athletics will look like in the future, especially football and men's basketball — the sports that drive the train financially.

Football has seen its power consolidated in just a handful of programs over the past decade, significantly reducing the suspense.