Of course. But what's even the point of saying that? I don't think you'll find a single soul on here that would argue against the ideal that there are better things to spend $500 million on than college athletics. Of course, there is. That's not reality though. People spend money on things that really don't matter in the grand scheme of things all the time. We're in the midst of a bunch of billionaire a-holes engaging in a race to space. Talk about a waste of money.
It would be like if my wife said "I just won a free trip to Paris through work!" and I said "I don't know, it sure is going to take a long time to get there". Well, no sh*t, but does that mean you don't go?