# Should a Large General U.S. University Offer Study in Foreign Languages, Linguistics? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-large-general-u-s-university-offer-study-in-foreign-languages-linguistics/988582 "2023-08-15T00:50:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-large-general-u-s-university-offer-study-in-foreign-languages-linguistics/988582/29 "2023-08-15T15:02:49Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > There seem to be a lot of factors, and it’s not easy to get information on some of them. I should stop my hijack here, and maybe open a thread on your question. There was actually a thread started up recently on that subject: > [@Big Money and US College Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-money-and-us-college-football/988149): > > Of course this has been talked about, with teams wanting to join more lucrative conferences with bigger TV deals. I’m not a huge college football fan, just enjoying occasional casual games, so would appreciate your opinion on a few questions. Is it true that the experience of watching college football on TV has become unpleasant? If so, why is this? (I have heard the term “unwatchable” used…) I understand some conferences have signed big long-term deals that guarantee it’s team a share … As you surmised, there’s no clear answer. My initial thought is “if portions of the athletic department weren’t serving as a net gain to the university, they’d be cut in this sort of circumstance”. But these answers are never easy, or black and white. There are short- and long-term ramifications for all of these decisions, and I’ve never served in a university’s financial department. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-large-general-u-s-university-offer-study-in-foreign-languages-linguistics/988582)._