You are correct in your assessment of entrance requirements being much more difficult than what I remember. I personally have 3 kids of my own and right now in the midst of navigating one through elementary, one through preschool and one through being a normal 1 year old. With each generation it seems to be getting tougher and tougher as each generation continues to stress the importance of college and the top tier schools not having the ability to place the increased demand; hence the University of Phoenix’s. This being said, I think we need to change our view on college education as a whole, which is a whole different topic.
My previous post was primarily aimed at refuting the original author’s post and his misnomer of football being synonymous with a party school atmosphere and a place where students don’t get anything academically out of it.