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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 228636, member: 1423"] I don't see a fit between SU and your post. 1- If Noel's searching for the school with the lowest academic standards, SU would not be in his final 25, let alone his final 5. There is a long list of schools he could attend (and we know who's at the top of the list) if he wants to pretend his way through 3 months of basketweaving; 2- Even though SU has an elite BB program it is still (and always has been) an academic institution. Every recruit is told clearly that attending class and passing academic requirements are part of the SU's DNA; JB is even on record as saying he doesn't recruit declared one and dones. True, academic suspension doesn't happen all that often in MBB, but on ocassion it does when there is an attitude problem -- then all the academic support/tutors and study tables in the world won't be enough. Other sports here see this much more often - you've probably noticed the FB players who disappear every year. Like FB, MBB players take classes in the summer to reduce their load during the busy season. They may not all make it to commencement exercises, but while they're here, they well know that they have to attend class and get passing grades. If they can't meet the challenges of the free education they're offered, they're not eligible to play sports no matter who they are or how much they help the team's rankings; 3- Another thing missing in your post is any appreciation for the benefits that players receive by going to college. There is no 'college requirement'. Players can go to Europe if they want to play out of HS, or they can wait a year and enter the draft (assuming they're 19). If they choose to attend college, in exchange for going to class and passing (and maybe learning something), top recruits get to develop their skills against elite teams and gain exposure from the huge media machine that follows college hoops. Even if a player hates 'school', a year of college will develop/showcase his skills and help him make better choices either in pro sports or as a citizen in later life -- some players even return to complete their degrees after their sports careers are over. [/QUOTE]

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