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That means that only a tiny number of our most elite athletes really can bend the bar on the academic score.  ... Let's say you are are a good athlete that the coaches wanted but not really elite--so that you only rate a "3" on extracurriculars based on your solid athletic achievements.  Then you would need to blow away the academic scale at a "5". 

Obviously this needs to be said carefully, but I believe you have mistaken information on the typical, and range of, academic profiles of our men's football and basketball teams.

Now the current level of incoming standards, combined with the culture on the teams, seems to be entirely appropriate as players appear to be both graduating and doing well outside of their sports - at least as far as I can tell from outside. But that is not quite equal to the statement quoted above.

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That means that only a tiny number of our most elite athletes really can bend the bar on the academic score.  ... Let's say you are are a good athlete that the coaches wanted but not really elite--so that you only rate a "3" on extracurriculars based on your solid athletic achievements.  Then you would need to blow away the academic scale at a "5". 

Obviously this needs to be said carefully, but I believe you have mistaken information on the typical, and range of, academic profiles of our men's football and basketball teams.

Now the current level of incoming standards, combined with the culture on the teams, seems to be entirely appropriate as players appear to be both graduating and doing well outside of their sports - at least as far as I can tell from outside. But that is not quite equal to the statement quoted above.