Everyone who plays for USC should score a 1300 on the SATs? Pete Carroll probably wouldn't score a 1300 on the SATs. Should he fire himself?

Of course not. Football makes millions for these schools, so don't tell me players shouldn't be entitled to scholarships just because you aren't. Your tuition costs less because of those players. At least if your school is competitive, it does. The only way for schools to remain competitive is to recruit the best possible players, regardless of whether they're potential Rhodes Scholars. No matter what schools do, there's still going to be the same pool of players at the end of the day.

Should Miami suffer in recruiting wars because it has a respectable academic program? What about Salt Lake Community College? With a little restructuring, SLCC could be a D-I powerhouse.

It sounds absurd, but meeting academic standards can really only have a negative effect for a program.