Football is expensive and requires many players while involving only a small proportion of students.
However, this rational view of the decision is at war with my emotional response. I will try to explain to you the origins of that response. I was a member of a football team that won two conference championships in 1965 and 1966. Football was an important part of my life and of my experience at Swarthmore. Indeed, my enrollment at Swarthmore followed my decision to apply to smaller schools so I could continue an activity I had enjoyed in high school.