Writerbuckeye;658697 wrote:Please don't cry the "academic standards" stuff. ALL schools make exceptions for athletes. All of them. If they didn't, Duke wouldn't have the basketball history it has.
It is much easier to convince administration to take a flyer on a single player like Sean Dockery or Danny Ferry than it is to get them to take a flyer on 15 to improve your football team.
you can't throw the academic measuring stick out the window, it is a reality that every coach and player at Duke must come to terms with.
Also, I would like to think Coach K has won quite a few games with quality players and people, not simply by accepting players with poor academic and social records. The number of fine students athletes he has brought in far surpasses the number of players the media and other fanbases believe have questionable academic standing.
As far as North Carolina not producing good football talent, I think that is a bit of a stretch to say. Given the size of the state, NC has faired very well in its football products. What hampers Duke is the fact, Wake, State, Carolina, and even App anymore get quality football players. From that list the only school with similar academic standards for frosh is Wake, and its is not a coincidence that their football program has been historically disappointing as well. Football is a numbers game, and when your numbers are subjected to scrutiny by academic elites (Nan Keohane, Richard Broadhead) your take from those recruited is quite small.
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