<p>Its not melodramatic. Its across the board. Many schools were hit. Almost every athletic conference. The problem is less that the schools overall have poor academic standards as much as their athletic departments were fudging athletes who were failing a lot of classes because they didnt do the work, which is the responsibility of the athletic department to monitor closely, get tutors, or send those kids packing if they don’t cut the mustard. So much money is involved in athletics. Its a cancer on the academic institution, in many respects. There are always examples of student athletes, like that football player at Florida State who is a Rhodes Scholar. But that camouflages the real problem…too many athletes are not doing college level work. They got caught and now comes the sanctions. I am glad the NCAA is doing something about it.</p>
<p>Its not a past problem either. Its ongoing.</p>