Again, your intent to justify wasteful government spending based on the popularity of the sport of your choice is beyond silly.
This was a LOCAL decision, affecting the LOCAL voters and their school. As far as I'm concerned, LOCAL elections take care of those who WASTE tax dollars from LOCAL people....they're not spending the tax dollars of people who are not involved/don't live there.
I have been to MANY Southern Football events, and those people LIVE for it.
I'm not impressed with wimpy supposed-sports like soccer, or other unpopular festivities masquerading as "sports".