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Originally Posted by Piney
I believe they just want their fair share being a public university of the state of Ohio. I doubt Ohio cares about "challenging the throne" they just want enough money to give the best education it can. Ohio State basically is the monopoly in the state of Ohio and the other smaller public universities are trying to fight for every penny it can get to keep up.
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That would be the kind interpretation, but I see it from another perspective.
Ohio State is an internationally respected institution and attracts investment because of the intellectual resources it has built and the much larger student base and administrative structure it manages, which are a result of many decades of work that continues today.
These guys are rent-seekers who simply want to line up like pigs at a trough and eat Ohio State's lunch. It really isn't that difficult, just bump up your numbers, provide a place where gifted professors can do world-class work and it will all fall in place. It just takes hard work.
But, geez, stop trying to eat our lunch.