The point my bringing music scholarships into this discussion was not whether a student can or can't make a living with a music degree, but that a student can get scholarhship help through music more readily than for athletics; money that can be used to further their studies in other areas, not just music.

Just as an aside, I attended the KSU-ku football game this year (ouch!) and was surprised at how small the KU marching band was--it suited, (on that day anyway), just a few more than 100.