CMV: American universities are complicit in the downfall of America’s education right now. As their funding is being cut, they need to defund athletics, not withdraw admissions for PhD and other graduate students.

YES I AM AWARE HOW MUCH THEY RELY ON FUNDS FROM FOOTBALL. But as half of America cheers every time funding cuts for a university are announced, maybe it’s time to show them that you’re serious about students being STUDENT-athletes. You really want to show America that funding education matters? Freeze march madness until federal funds are reinstated. Withdraw new x-million-dollar NIL deals with football players.

Hold the professional athlete pipeline hostage until the NBA and NFL provide significant funds for college basketball and football.

If cuts to universities only harm academics, then academic institutions are lying about their mission.