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    Mark Riddell

    True. I don't think people get the difference when they say "we have these guys in the NFL that can just drop bags". Every school has more people in business than in the NFL, and many of those business people make a lot more. Alabama is full of small-town doctors who love tide football and...
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    Mark Riddell

    Within NCAA minimums, it is up to the school. Schools can let in whoever they want, they just aren't supposed to discriminate based on race/gender/sexual orientation. NCAA is the only thing stopping bama from dropping academic requirements for football players altogether.
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    Mark Riddell

    I disagree. I think they help the tennis kids for money, and the football kids for prestige. Word gets around that they got this or that kid into college and it makes the next great football player who can't be bothered in the classroom take notice. One thing I'll mention is that with the...
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    Mark Riddell

    For reference, the one kid who was in on it sat with a "proctor" that helped her change wrong answers. She got a 1900, which wouldn't have gotten her into Georgetown which is why she had to play the tennis agle. Being a tennis recruit, admissions was willing to overlook her 1900. A quick look...
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    Mark Riddell

    There's one girl who was in on it, seems like the other parents tried to shield their kids. Since they aren't being prosecuted, I doubt there's much proof they knew. My take is that they probably thought their parents pulled strings and paid consultants which is all pretty standard for people...
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