I agree with this, but getting colleges to get rid of their athletic programs is unlikely to happen. I saw something at one point that said that colleges now a

I agree with this, but getting colleges to get rid of their athletic programs is unlikely to happen. I saw something at one point that said that colleges now are luxurious compared to the colleges of 30/40/50 years ago. The implication there was that once students had easy access to student loans, state schools in particular no longer focused on being cost effective. Anecdotally, I live in a town with a state school (Illinois State), and the apartments that have sprung up on campus over the past 10-15 years are insane compared to what I saw in college. Flat screen TVs in every unit, pools, etc. This is probably the most extreme example, but there are many similar: https://thelodgeonwillow.com https://thelodgeonwillow.com