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ButterflyEffect  ·  3966 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Some college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders

I wouldn't even say that. You suspend a player for drug use or conduct that is against the law, that is saving face on the universities end. However, admission is a completely different story.

Look at how much money colleges bring in from College Football alone (granted, this is probably the majority of sporting revenue for most colleges). From a business perspective, letting in a handful of athletes that are clearly not cut out for the academic rigor in exchange for millions of dollars is a no-brainer.