<p>Folks, let's temper this "rah-rah" mentality with a little bit of reality (call it cynicism if you want, but there is at least a kernel of truth here)</p>
<p>At what point does increased exposure, on a national - heck, international - level, of a school's sports program (at least for the BIG TIME MONEY sports like football, basketball, baseball) start ebbing away at that school's academic reputation?</p>
<ul>
<li>Michigan football</li>
<li>Notre Dame football</li>
<li>Georgetown basketball</li>
<li>Duke basketball</li>
</ul>
<p>All great schools. No question. But at what point do those storied athletic programs begin to overshadow the academic reputation of those schools in question?</p>
<p>Drama indeed.</p>