Of course, American airlines still have one critical advantage with consumers: their strong domestic feeder systems.

"They feel this would be a great feeder system for them," he said.

"And we felt one way of building a feeder system was colleges."

To watch opponents embrace each other after the Jersey games is to realize they have all come through the same feeder system.

The traditional feeder system for pro basketball was going through a transition, and television ratings were down.

Our league has been a feeder system for the national team; we could still do that.

I think the key to our success is the fact that we have an excellent feeder system.

The colleges have long become a feeder system for professional leagues, at great cost to integrity.

An active youth sports program has provided a "feeder system" for the high school athletes.

Their feeder systems remain segregated at the minor league levels.