re: College athletes that can't read?

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Have you watched Ivy League footbal

But you're correct, that would cure the problem. Too bad money is the objective so nothing will be done. cwill's post above is very accurate as well.

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Honestly I prefer that brand of football. If I want to watch professional level of football, there is a league that allows that. I fell in love with the college game because it was a bunch of kids playing for the love of the game. Long since lost thanks to ESPN and the like.

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The antichrist of sports.

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Yup.

As much as I like the ability to watch a lot of games...ESPN has really killed College Football.

Every university is chasing money now...and shite like what the OP posted about is some of the fallout of that.

Win at any cost.

This is a big problem that is really affecting everyone.

The NCAA Clearinghouse Sliding Scale requirement is ridiculous. Most of the high school super-athletes take crap classes in high school and are able to get a 3.0. That requires a 16 or so on the ACT to become Division I eligible.

I have no way to verify this, but someone at Vanderbilt told me that Gordon Gee loosened up their tight requirements in the early 2000s. Basically if you can qualify under NCAA standards, you can get into Vandy if you can run fast, throw a ball, etc.

A 16 ACT/3.0 student wouldn't be successful at Grambling (and their 7% graduation rate proves it), much less Vanderbilt.

This will hit the fan one day. Might be sooner rather than later.