The college football championship game last Monday night was an exciting contest between two superb teams. The fact that education is the primary mission of the institutions they represent, however, was barely mentioned in the telecast. In fact, it seemed irrelevant. This was an athletic entertainment, pure and simple. 

There is nothing wrong with that, of course. Anyone reading this piece is probably interested in sports, which are a big, successful business. One has to wonder, however, about the priorities of these universities.