Fact is, we need a complete cultural makeover and a hard realty check. We cannot compete financially with the big guys NEVER COULD.in the past and especially now. Yet in the past we competed successfully with less. Yes the administration can do more but their financial resources as a private University are limited. That's not going to change.
There are examples of successful private Universities Duke, Stanford and Notre Dame immediately come to mind. What they have that
we don't are outside contributions from their fans and rich donors.