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Then they 'd have to enroll more students.

Or stop one-upping each other by building ever more expensive sports facilities?

You're referring to MIT's championship football team?

I'm referring to all the times I've heard on HN that US universities one-up each other in building sports facilities.

I heard sport facilities are actually a source of profit for the universities?

Schools that don’t do this still have the same money problems.