re: Ohio St fans upset with rich corporations asking for 10.00 a month donations for NIL

I of course understand that the donations are typically not huge amounts. But it just seems odd to me that people are willing to fork over their hard earned money to a state school so that the school's sports team will presumably be able to pay more to athletes to lure then to come to that school so that the team will hopefully have a better record. It could be argued that is what every booster does, and we all do it indirectly every time we buy a ticket.

Maybe the issue is really why people get such a sense of satisfaction when an athletic team from their chosen school (which they may or may not have actually attended) is successful that they are willing to give their money to the school so that the school can then give to the athletes on the team.