ECP_Sports_Poll_2026..xlsx

	A	B	C	D
1	How interested are you in college sports?
2			Frequency	Valid Percent
3		Very interested	323	32.3
4		Somewhat interested	345	34.5
5		Total interest	669	66.9
6		Not very interested	139	13.9
7		Not at all interested	147	14.7
8		Total Not interested	286	28.6
9		Not sure	46	4.6
10		Total	1000	100.0
11
12	What do you use as your primary source of information on sports?
13			Frequency	Valid Percent
14		Television	455	45.5
15		Sports websites	93	9.3
16		Social media	223	22.3
17		Sports apps	45	4.5
18		Radio	46	4.6
19		Newspapers	22	2.2
20		Podcasts	14	1.4
21		Friends or family	81	8.1
22		Other	20	2.0
23		Total	1000	100.0
24
25	Would you rather see a sports event in person or on television?
26			Frequency	Valid Percent
27		In person	485	48.5
28		On television	331	33.1
29		No preference	157	15.7
30		Not sure	27	2.7
31		Total	1000	100.0
32
33	In general, do you think boosters, or college donors to school sporting programs, tend to be a good influence on college sports, a bad influence, or do they have no influence on college sports?
34			Frequency	Valid Percent
35		Good influence	449	44.9
36		Bad influence	232	23.2
37		No influence	103	10.3
38		Not sure	216	21.6
39		Total	1000	100.0
40
41	Should college athletes be paid for competing in major college sports, or not?
42			Frequency	Valid Percent
43		Yes, they should be paid	494	49.4
44		No, they should not be paid	246	24.6
45		Depends	191	19.1
46		Not sure	69	6.9
47		Total	1000	100.0
48
49	Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) refers to an individual's right to control and profit from the commercial use of their personal brand. Recently college student-athletes are able to earn compensation through endorsements, autographs, and paid social media posts. Do you support or oppose allowing college athletes to be paid for their NIL?
50			Frequency	Valid Percent
51		Strongly support	403	40.3
52		Somewhat support	396	39.6
53		Somewhat oppose	121	12.1
54		Strongly oppose	80	8.0
55		Total	1000	100.0
56
57	Has NIL made college football better, worse, or had no real impact?
58			Frequency	Valid Percent
59		Much better	130	13.0
60		Somewhat better	226	22.6
61		No impact	212	21.2
62		Somewhat worse	152	15.2
63		Much worse	118	11.8
64		Not familiar	161	16.1
65		Total	1000	100.0
66
67	Has the transfer portal made college football better, worse, or had no real impact?
68			Frequency	Valid Percent
69		Much better	109	10.9
70		Somewhat better	221	22.1
71		No impact	193	19.3
72		Somewhat worse	147	14.7
73		Much worse	140	14.0
74		Not familiar	189	18.9
75		Total	1000	100.0
76
77	Do you think NIL payments are giving an unfair advantage to wealthier college programs?
78			Frequency	Valid Percent
79		Yes, definitely	372	37.2
80		Yes, somewhat	290	29.0
81		No	149	14.9
82		Not sure	188	18.8
83		Total	1000	100.0
84
85	Would you support or oppose creating a salary cap or spending limit for college athlete compensation?
86			Frequency	Valid Percent
87		Strongly support	393	39.3
88		Somewhat support	414	41.4
89		Somewhat oppose	137	13.7
90		Strongly oppose	55	5.5
91		Total	1000	100.0
92
93	Do you think there should be a cap on the overall amount the program spends, or the amount given to individual athletes?
94			Frequency	Valid Percent
95		Overall amount spent	424	42.4
96		Amount given to individual athletes	366	36.6
97		Not sure	210	21.0
98		Total	1000	100.0
99
100	Do you think coaches for major football programs should be able to become head football coach at a different institution during their current season?