<p>@ notre dame AL:</p>
<p>If you think three-digit SAT (M&V) scores constitute “academic ability,” then that explains why you’re a Notre Dame fan!</p>
<p>FWIW, ND’s high graduation rates for athletes may indeed indicate easy academics, if anything.</p>
<p>We’re talking about so-called top 25 schools here, so that would preclude discussion of SEC schools, except for Vanderbilt, which probably suffers similar problems as Duke and ND.</p>