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Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef
Calling me a fanboy, which is a helm I proudly wear, in addition to being an official, doesn't change the issue. Academics in college sports should matter. But first you say it's a small percentage and now you've seen plenty of players on bench because of this very reason? You are contradicting yourself. You being a college ref and myself not the same has nothing to do with it. I find it sad that the threshold for this award is a 2.0 and there are those that are big time players who can't even be bothered to attain that mark.
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I'm not sure what's raised your ire here.
He's saying that the vast majority of college athletics are not marred by this sort of stuff. In the vast majority of college programs, players will be sat down if they aren't eligible. THAT is BNR's point.