Athlete recruitment...

Hamburglar
Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:41:58 +0000

Oh get off your pedastal Phantasmagoric. It comes down to this: you originally asserted that Stanford does not lower it’s academic standards for athletes, and you backed that up by saying that the majority of Stanford athletes were not recruited.

It’s just ridiculous to group “student-athletes” that play Varsity badmitton or squash or whatever with those who play NCAA football. Stanford will not lower it’s academic standards for women’s badmitton players because getting better talent will NOT generate additional revenue for the school. These unpopular sports are much more comparable to something like Stanford chess club or mock trial in they are student activities for students to enjoy participating in, not to generate major revenue for the school.

To get talent in football or basketball or whatever other sport that generates revenue, Stanford WILL lower their academic standards because that will put a better product on the field, which means more $$$.

PS: No I’m not a Stanford student. I don’t need to be one to make this argument, it’s all common sense.