This is why professional football should be forced toward the professional baseball business model. Use minor leagues to develop players, get away from relying on the state taxpayer to pay your bills! Let colleges & universities go back to their intended taxpayer function. If need be colleges and universities can lease out their name to maintain a pseudo-tradition and have an income stream.
The ideological problems in higher education is a different problem.
I think you’re misinformed. College sports. At least one’s like football, are a revenue source for colleges, not a revenue drain.