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BuckWild
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04-11-07 12:33 PM - Post#34467
In response to SFlaQuaker

I wouldn't say that Stanford totally throws their standards our the window. I went to high school with a guy who got a full ride to Stanford for hoops. He started for the squad a couple of years. He wouldn't have gotten in without hoops, however he was fairly intelligent and did well in high school. He would have gone to a decent school without hoops. Makes me think that Stanford doesn't completely throw away academics. They also have a 92% grad rate for hoops players. I think ACC squads are the worst when it comes to disparity between its basketball players and its regular students.
Wake Forest 44% grad rate
Duke 58%
Georgia Tech 19% (all stats from 2005 report by UCF)
I think the Amaker could go either way. One would think that by taking the job he may have the right mindset going in. I'm sure he could have taken a job that paid more money and focused less on academics.

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