Your ethical dilemma is the same one faced by the college president

as described in the main discussion. Should you cut the football team

or retain it$?$ First, identify at least three additional factors for cutting

the team and three more for keeping it$.$ Then assign utility scores to

all of the factors$$those from the main discussion as well as those

you have added. See if you come out with the same decision we did.

Here are a few suggestions for steps to take before doing the

calculations.

$1.$ You might want to identify a specific school before doing this

exercise. The particulars of the institution will undoubtedly

make a considerable difference in determining the utility of its

football program.

$2.$ You might also want to add some specific facts. For instance,

how much money is being lost? How influential are the trustees

and donors who support cutting the team?

$3.$ Research the value of intercollegiate athletics in order to

separate fact from fiction regarding the many claims $($both

positive and negative$)$ made about sport. For instance, do

applications and enrollments really go up when a school

supports a successful football team?