I'm struggling with the concept of supporting college athletics outside of ticket purchases. It is a defacto pro-league now, chock full of free-agency, rich teams and poor teams, and everyone and their brother chasing the almighty dollar. I don't send the Seahawks extra money, why would I send the Cougs? I mean, if athlete X isn't getting paid (enough), just jump ship and go somewhere else, right?
I'm posting to get opposing perspective, because like I said I'm just not seeing it right now. If I want to support a child's college educationand be altruistic I can just donate to the Business School.
That's a perfectly ok view to have and be that way, IF IF IF IF, you don't care that WSU would finish dead last in Pac 12, only win 0,1,2 wins each year, have WSU maybe have to go down to either Mountain West, Sun Belt, Conference USA, Big Sky, etc, and that that would probably cause WSU to loose prestige, both athletically, and academically, and that that would cause WSU student enrollment to go down, and WSU would, could probably also lose Tier 1 research university status, and research grants, due to lower prestige, lower student enrollment, lost academic money, etc, IF IF IF not only you, but a lot of others have the same feelings as you, and would do the same as you, IF IF you really did that, and IF IF you and others didn't come to their senses, didn't realize the possible consequences of this kind of course, action.
Like others have said, that like it or not college football is the front porch that draws in everything else.
I understand, get why you feel that way. I feel that way at times myself.
But since I like, am a FAN of WSU, and WSU athletics, academics, etc, even if it is, becomes like minor league semi professional baseball, football, etc, then I will continue to support WSU the best I can(I know it's not much(But if I had more, I would give, support more).
But IF IF you don't care about WSU, etc, and feel fed up, then certainly your position is, would be certainly understandable.
But whether it's understandable or not, whether get it or not, it's still your money, time, etc, your decision, however wrong it may or may not be, if it's wrong.
I am certainly not going to tell you or anyone else how to spend your money.
It all boils down to what's important to you.
All I have done is explain what might semi probably be at stake if you decide that's what you want to do, and if others join you.