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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 507786, member: 837"]
Eh, I guess we're talking about two different issues. I guess I was referring more to his basic comment that they probably won't be spending extra time in the library as more of a comment on the hyper-focus most of these kids have on athletics vs. academics. And the institutions and programs are set up that way as well. We all pay lip service to the "value of education" but then spend all weekend carting kids off to travel soccer and AAU hoops, etc. And is there a soul in any big time athletic department anywhere actually encouraging these kids to do service projects and travel abroad and challenge themselves with STEM majors or double-majors? Is a coach going to tell a kid to do an internship at the expense of his off-season program on campus? Is JB telling BT to miss a game at Pitt so he can study for the MCATs? 
 
And I'm not limiting this to athletes, per se, but merely saying a majority of these kids are doing what they need to do to get a certain grade and no more b/c they really care about getting to the NFL or NBA or something like that.
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