re: A&M fans (regarding Texas)

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Numbers like that are why I think mixing academics and athletics in these discussions is pretty dumb.

Texas and Georgia Tech are both very good schools, 2 of the best public schools in the country, yet they have very low grad rates. There's some other solid schools on there as well. Nobody really gives much of a shite about athletes getting an education.

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True, but this doesn't stop these same arrogant elitist fanbases from using poor athletic program graduation rates against an SEC school when they're on the list. When it's a Georgia Tech or Texas on the list, it should be overlooked but when it's an SEC school on the list it's supposed to be an indictment of the entire school.

As for AAU membership, I'm just not that impressed by it. I realize it's considered prestigious and I don't blame grads of AAU schools for bragging about it though. I just look at some of the schools that have been members for decades and some of the schools that still aren't or just recently joined and get the impression that there is a highly political, good ole boy aspect to the organization. I'll use the state of Georgia as an example. How is a very solid school like Georgia STILL not an AAU member or how did it take until 2010 for Georgia Tech to finally get invited in? There is no way on earth anyone can convince me that these 2 schools aren't at least as good academically as AAU members like Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, etc.