No, aid cuts where not due to 2008. eg in WI, which I'm familiar with, they started in approx 2001 and were cut by 50% over that decade. Eg in 2000, students paid about 30% of the cost and by 2010 60%.

https://badgerherald.com/news/2010/04/07/as-state-funding-fa...

and the cuts have continued, eg a further $250m in 2016

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/...