> It's a disservice to them, the rest of the students, and the university's reputation. Not that I necessarily disagree with you but for lots of big public sch

> It's a disservice to them, the rest of the students, and the university's reputation. Not that I necessarily disagree with you but for lots of big public schools the reality is that reputation of football/basketball teams is as important (if not more) than academics, particularly WRT to alumni dontations. Those 2 in particular are also generally quite profitable for the big schools (isn't free labor great)