It is hard to escape the conclusion therefore that if the best venue for college kids to play football is a professional stadium, so be it.

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In hopes that professional football can mimic the wild stadium atmosphere typical of college football games, the NFL says it has "liberalized" its restraints on crowd noise.

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Ford is the vice chairman of the Detroit Lions professional football team, and he led the charge to build a new, environmentally friendly stadium, which was the site of SuperBowl XL. Via the Detroit Lions Charities, Ford helped develop the Detroit Police Athletic League.

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