Publicly financed stadiums are fine as long as it doesn't go overboard. The spirit of it is to build something for the community to enjoy, like a basketball gym in a rec center or baseball diamond with stands. It's absurd what type of corporate welfare goes on where cities build big stadiums for mega rich owners, which only makes sense for a place trying to put itself on the map, like Oklahoma City or Salt Lake City.

But when it comes to major colleges, people should know what the deal is before going to school and if not game, no pun intended, go somewhere that doesn't emphasize major sports. It's not hard to figure out people at OU are psychotic about football.