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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 217458, member: 837"]
I entirely disagree with this.
 
On point 1, how many college kids are good citizens by any definition? And, as far as athletes go, they're often surrounded by guys and people who aren't great citizens -- AAU coaches, agents, whatever guys like World Wide Wes are ... It would be nice if they were good citizens but you have to give college kids a wide berth on this -- drugs/alcohol, debauchery, sleeping half the day away, video games, etc. are far more ingrained in college culture than volunteerism, studiousness, self-control, etc. are. You can dislike it, but it's true.
 
On point 2: It should be point 1, unless by being good citizens you meant generally avoiding major legal trouble, in which case I get it.
 
On point 3: You've got a lot of kids -- I bet CJ Fair is one, though I don't know that -- who are basically surviving high school based on an incredibly shaky academic foundation built in elementary and junior high. Basketball players in particular often come from horrible areas with horrible schools and often have little to no support for academics at home. Others simply know they don't [I]have[/I] to be good students, and that's enough to do it. I don't know, it would be great if these kids were great students and I wish they were, but worrying about anything other than these kids staying eligible is just pointless, IMO.
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