You're right. It would dilute the product on the field. Who wants to see a playoff with Stanford, Duke, Tulane and Vanderbilt?
If you can't put down the dope and go to class for a couple years to get a chance to earn millions a year then you belong on the back of a garbage truck. http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...r-reportedly-failing-drug-tests-missing-class
You shouldn't have to put down the dope. Marijuana is engrained into cultures just like Natural Light and Old Charter are engrained into cultures here in Louisiana.
If you don't understand the meaning of that you're not much of A sports fan. Baseball is an everyday game and a minor league team can coexist with MLB in the same city because its a good family fan experience at a reasonable cost compared to the $10 beers and $6 hotdogs at a major league game. Few people are going to become season ticket holders and ardent fans of minor league football. Remember the USFL? The XFL?
The wnba is not self sufficient. The nfl has more money than the treasury. They can surely support a minor league - league.