[CYO Butch]

The rules about counting graduation rates apply the same to all students. The comparison of rates between players and the rest of the student body, or other schools, is a fair comparison. The difference is that in most cases the non-graduates went to college to play ball while (most of) the rest of the student body went to get an education. The players that graduate from these programs are exceptions who take the whole process of becoming adult seriously. (And no, I don't agree they are adults yet. Some of them never make that level.) Some schools, like Stanford and Princeton, have enough of an accademic reputation to get a fair percentage of the rare players who are really student athletes, not just athletes who happens to be students. The other players tend to leave school when things don't go their way, or, on the rare occaision that they can go pro. They'll change schools if they don't get along with the coach but still look good to another program. They'll drop out if they can't cut it. And look at how many are in class after the end of the last season of their eligibility. (Heck, attendance after the end of the season but before the NBA draft, will tell you whether an underclassman is going to announce for the draft.) I don't see a change as long as there are people like me.
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