I was being sarcastic that any athlete is as dumb as a rock. They are all in college, they’ve figured out how to get there whether it’s Yale or Slippery Rock, they’ve figured out how to pay for it. Someone who didn’t get into Penn or Yale can complain that it isn’t fair, but at the end of the day, the athlete figured out a way to get in.
Last night I was at a party and we were of course discussing colleges. Someone told a story of a friend who had gone to Caltech but left after 2 years because everyone was just like him, smart but reserved. He wanted a little more excitement, but no one knew how to be social. He transfered to a UC, then to Stanford for grad, and now is a researcher at Cal. Having a lot of really smart people doesn’t always make for a successful student body.