Rowing?

Tell me again why a college degree is so expensive. Does it have anything to do with a rowing team wanting a new 5.5 million dollar boathouse in the middle of Cowtown, Ohio? What exactly does the rowing team bring to the community? This is the first I have heard of them, and I have lived here for a while. I have not seen any sportswear associated with the rowing teams, though plenty of Buckeyewear is available in any store, in a hundred mile radius, at least. Do they have such an exclusive following, no one can actually point out one of their fans? I am so confused, aren't you?