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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 3131081, member: 622"]
The issue in the scenario was that the player was not qualified academically.  Regardless of how far back a student starts, if they are not qualified, they are not qualified.  Prep school would be the correct solution to become academically qualified, or junior college.

As to whether a kids walks out with a degree can often be a joke, see UNC and their no-class degrees.  That is embarrassing.  Many players are not academically qualified (standard fare in the SEC), awarding academically undeserving players a scholarship steels the opportunity for an academically deserving student athlete.

Life is full of standards.  People either meet them or they don't.  Sometimes there are multiple standards that must be met for a particular task or job.  Kids not meeting minimum academic standards should not be offered scholarships.  That does not mean they have no hope, they can attend prep school or junior college and improve themselves.  Regardless, strawman arguments are neither intellectually honest nor are they beneficial to the discussion; not once was it stated that those that "start “further back” doesn’t mean growth doesn’t occur."

We can have a real debate about issues with differing opinions, maintain disagreements, and still respect each other and enjoy the fact that we love SU and its sports teams.
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