Since 2011, college enrollment has fallen every year. At its peak, about 23 million people were enrolled in degree granting institutions. Now, it's less than 18 million. Unis have priced themselves out of the market. It would be interesting to see how many of these public unis offer tuition discounts and scholarships to get people through the door. Nevertheless, unis are facing the real possibility that they will not survive as presently configured.
If so, then why would anybody be surprised that game attendance would be adversely affected? Nearly every PAC12 uni borrowed hundreds of millions over the past decade for stadium buidouts and upgrades. Of course ticket prices will reflect that reality. And for what? None of that had done a fucking thing to increase academic achievement, does nothing for grads to find a job. Every single P5 uni has taken on the same business model. Make the football team competitive so as to draw students to our campus. Problem is, it's a money losing proposition. The king of hype and overpromtion of athletics, Oregon, has a deficit this year, and is projected to have more in the subsequent years. It's coming to an end....
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