649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.?

Soccer leagues around the world use a promotion-and-relegation system to reward the best teams and punish the worst. We ask whether American sports fans would enjoy a similar system. (Part two of a two-part series .) SOURCES: Domonique Foxworth , sports analyst and former N.F.L. player. Stefan Szymanski , professor of sport management at the University of Michigan. Victor Matheson , professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross. RESOURCES: "' Root, root, root for the home team" did TV kill minor league baseball in the 1950s? " by Stefan Szymanski (University of Michigan, 2025). " European and North American Sports Differences (?): A Quarter Century on ," by Stefan Szymanski (Principles and Paradoxes of Sports Economics, 2024). National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer , by Stefan Szymanski and Andrew Zimbalist (2006). EXTRAS: " When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee? (Update) ," by Freakonomics Radio (2025). " The Longest Long Shot ," by Freakonomics Radio (2016). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.