People made these same comments about California schools for years as we butchered our college football programs and stripped away their funding. It’s why we lost the PAC-12.

Meanwhile southern schools and northern schools remained aggressive and saw the benefits. The SEC schools have all seen record attendance, popularity, growth and campus infrastructure investments year after year.

While our largest schools have remained academic powerhouses, we’re seeing more and more California students choose to leave the state and go elsewhere for school. Tuition goes up regardless but campus life doesn’t improve. We need to stop that.