"In all honesty we all know a 6'5 315 or so pound kid is not there for his academic reasons but neither are other kids at other schools."
Well said. We all know that if he's that big, he can't be a good student. Come on.
Actually, the 6'5 315 pound kid has a 3.7 GPA at one of the top, if not the top, academic schools in TN. and really if he didnt have the grades he would either be somewhere else or not playin on friday nights. and about the "zone" bulldog69...private schools have no zones and any kid can apply. one kid from lavergne, heck of an athlete, applied for mba...he had all the tools, speed(4.3 40 and 10.6 100m) quickness power and strength, and he didnt get accepted. so really anyone and everyone that plays for mba are students first...scholar comes before athlete in the motto. FYI