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Message: [QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 3684319, member: 229"] From an academic standpoint I’ve been blown away by the academic support offered to the student athletes, even at the lowly D3 level. Mandatory study halls, free tutors, mandatory gpas that are much higher than ncaa eligibility standards. In a few weeks we’re going to look at a D2 school down south and they just had 26 kids on their team place on the athletic directors honor roll with over a 3.0 gpa. As a parent that makes me feel pretty good. Without sports kids won’t get that kind of support. I only see non-revenue sports maybe becoming club in the north east. Non rev sports in the south are a full go, always have always will. The facilities at these places are incredible, better than anything I’ve ever seen in NY. Baseball stadiums are better than triple A and these are like 1500 student D2 schools funding 25 non-rev sports including football teams. Sports is the way of life in the south. [/QUOTE]