How Did Critics Respond to the Success of College Football

How did critics respond to the success of college football?

A) They worried that the stadiums of schools like Yale, Ohio State, and Stanford was simply too small for the crowds.
B) They feared that it would distract from the academic mission of higher education.
C) They worried that college football might not turn out to be sufficiently profitable as a business.
D) They embraced the success college of athletics, but were rooting for baseball to eclipse football.