Tom Goss will never be permitted, no matter what the courts rule, to move U-M to Baltimore. Spartan Stadium will never be renamed Farmer Jack Stadium, I don't think. If a college team goes 42 years without a championship, it's considered cute. Northwestern was cuddly. The Lions are inept.
Pro teams violate the spirit of competition by circumventing the convoluted salary cap.
College fans spend Saturdays getting tanked, then sleep it off on Sunday. Pro fans spend Sunday getting tanked, sleep it off at work on Monday, then get tanked again Monday night. In college football, even small rivalries have appeal. Michigan and Minnesota play for the Little Brown Jug. In the NFL, the Lions and Bears will play for the No. 1 pick.