I am surprised at the drop on the college side, however.
...
Perhaps it’s spillover from disgust over the NFL.
Yes, it could well be the case.
I have to say I felt a bit sorry for the collge players who were leaving for the pros this last year. What a sorry time to be starting what should be a wonderful career for some of those kids. Their chance to go prove themselves in front of adoring fans and make names for themselves. Yet the spoiled idiots already there have poisoned the well.