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Greeson: Elite-level football success means elite-level economic success

Sonya Snyder makes her way to Levi's Stadium before the NCAA college football playoff championship game between Alabama and Clemson Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Sonya Snyder makes her way to Levi's Stadium before the NCAA college football playoff championship game between Alabama and Clemson Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Monday night the national college football title was decided.

Deadlines prevented me from telling you who won. (I picked Alabama. Was I right?)

But there are a slew of facts that are undeniable from this season’s reunion between Clemson and Alabama.

Those two programs are the best in the country. And being the best in almost everything comes with a slew of perks.

photo Jay Greeson

Among them are the advantages of recruiting the best, demanding more from your customers and detailing the successes of your enterprise. Those are not just sports comparisons; those are staples of every endeavor in almost every walk of life.