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<p>And that is entirely rational behavior for those players. Let’s face it - for the football, men’s basketball, and even to some extent the baseball players - their primary goal at Cal is not to study and obtain an education, but rather merely to remain academically eligible to play in order to turn pro at the best possible draft slot. Marshawn Lynch may be an idiot, but he made more money in his NFL rookie year than many of us will ever make in our entire lifetimes, and he is far more famous than any of us will ever be. Majors such as American Studies therefore effectively serve as ‘academic eligibility’ majors for the athletes.</p>