This title certainly invites debate especially after last season.
Is it Florida, Texas, USC, or some other team from the top 10? We could debate that all day and still not have a clear and concise answer.
So who is the best college team in football today? If you look at the one criteria the pollsters cannot influence, then it has to be...... are you ready for this? Notre Dame.
Yes that is right The Fighting Irish is the best team in college football that money can buy.
If ND's football program was like a pro team and could be bought and sold, according to Forbes, the asking price would be a cool $101 million, making them the most valuable college football team in the nation.
Unlike the other programs, Notre Dame's athletic department operates under the umbrella of the university and is not run as its own distinct entity. As a result, a much higher share of profits are retained by university for academic use. The football team's contribution to academics totaled $21.1 million for the 2006-2007 season--that's as much as the next five most valuable teams contributed to their respective schools combined.
Regardless of what a person thinks of Notre Dame Football, they are doing it right and their academics benefits making ND #1 where it counts most, the bank account.
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