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The SEC dominates college football—but what happens when the very universities that fuel these powerhouse teams face massive budget cuts and anti-library crackdowns? In this episode, we explain how attacks on higher education, threats to academic freedom, and even the criminalization of librarians could spell disaster for the future of SEC football.

🔹 How do budget cuts to higher ed impact athletic programs?

🔹 Why do libraries and academic support matter for student-athletes?

🔹 Could scholarship reductions and weakened academic programs make it harder to recruit top talent?

🔹 What happens when states prioritize political culture wars over strong universities? Join us as we connect the dots between the war on education and the future of college sports.

If SEC fans want to keep their Saturday traditions alive, they might need to start defending libraries and higher ed.

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✪ In the Video ✪:

01:13 Weekly Check-in: Reporting Season and Library Activity Reports

03:35 Library Visitor Counts and Funding Challenges

05:06 SEC Football and Legislation

07:50 University of Georgia, Federal Funding, and College Football Revenue

12:13 How Defunding Education Affects Football and Local Economies

16:06 The Brain Drain and Georgia’s SB 74

22:40 Minors in College Libraries and Public Access Issues

27:04 The Real Agenda Behind Library Censorship

32:30 Idaho’s Extreme Library Lawsuit and the National Trend

36:03 Parental Responsibility vs. Book Bans

40:03 The Erasure of History and Censorship in Schools

42:40 The Nazi Salute Debate and Historical Ignorance

50:26 Attacks on Empathy and Social Control

53:23 Gatekeeping Public Assistance and Systemic Neglect

57:56 The Impact of Poor Governance on Communities

01:05:51 Beauty Standards, Aging, and Skincare Nonsense

01:24:49 The Billionaire Takeover Plan

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