we agree on this more than you think
Actually academics matter but it’s not a fair playing field across the board. Some accept partial qualifiers some do not, that a school decision. It’s not about getting into school, that’s the percent who go the JC route.
My issue is that the words NCAA & amateur athletics should not be used in the same sentence. It’s a billion dollar business where schools , conferences and coaches profit, and yes the underbelly at many schools is academics do not matter. Athletics create donors, boosters and increase admissions applications. Translation more revenues. Sure having a top business or journalism or medical school brings in grants and undergraduate and post graduate students but does not create close to the revenue that the B1G Net or ESPN or CBS bring in with media rights deals. Yes let’s start with NIL rights but also let’s reform transfer rules, let a kid be eligible just like coaches can leave on the drop of the hat. It’s an archaic system that needs reform