I think this is exactly right. It's just a term a bit out of

by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Friday, June 12, 2015, 10:20 (3621 days ago) @ Jay

context from where we usually see it. But I think it's accurate from the standpoint of there being a consistent risk that any kid who was a reach to get into ND in the first place might fall behind academically. THEN throw in the fact that the football players have essentially a full-time job in addition to academics that beats the everloving crap out of them physically and keeps them off campus for virtually the entirety of half the weekends during the fall.

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what's your take on Kelly's "at risk" commentary - Jay, 2015-06-12, 09:56
- He had to do this in a public setting - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-06-12, 11:53
- I have one small thought to add - Greg, 2015-06-12, 11:33
  - that's definitely in play - HumanRobot, 2015-06-12, 11:51
    - Sorry. I wasn't clear. - Greg, 2015-06-12, 12:00
      - I see what you're saying now - HumanRobot, 2015-06-12, 12:08
- "Force them into finding shortcuts" bothers me - HCE, 2015-06-12, 11:02
  - Agreed. They are separate issues. - Coach Gillespie, 2015-06-12, 13:52
  - good point - Jay, 2015-06-12, 11:17
- Only suggestion would be to use a different term - Ken Fowler, 2015-06-12, 10:29
  - Agree. I wish he had worded it differently. - NDinVA, 2015-06-12, 10:47
    - And that overshadows the primary point - Domer99, 2015-06-12, 11:30
    - Those non-ND fans have been saying such things for decades - Jack, 2015-06-12, 11:04
      - I know, but I don't like that our coach gave them more ammo. - NDinVA, 2015-06-12, 11:16
        
        Like he hasn't before? - Jack, 2015-06-12, 13:58
  - yep, I don't think he's complaining. - Jay, 2015-06-12, 10:35
- There's a couple issues here - HumanRobot, 2015-06-12, 10:23
  - The biggest issue, probably for me, is airing this publicly - Domer99, 2015-06-12, 11:19
    - ESPN just rehashed Eric Hansen in the SBT - Jack, 2015-06-12, 14:01
      - That's the comical thing about it - Domer99, 2015-06-12, 16:12
  - I assume Stanford's "cooling glove" also helps with - BillyGoat, 2015-06-12, 11:06
  - Agreed, but 1 isn't any different now than it ever was at ND - Jack, 2015-06-12, 10:49
  - interesting post. makes sense, given that - Jay, 2015-06-12, 10:38
    - also, there are some real doozies in that thread - Jay, 2015-06-12, 10:44
      - Is it ever that surprising? - Domer99, 2015-06-12, 11:26
- Less bullshit = better - Dylan, 2015-06-12, 10:00
  - "at risk" is such a loaded term - Jay, 2015-06-12, 10:12
    - They are at risk of becoming ineligible - Dylan, 2015-06-12, 11:02
      - I don't care that he said it either - Jay, 2015-06-12, 11:10
    - You have to look at that with KeiVarae Russell in mind. - Bill, 2015-06-12, 10:35
      - I am talking about the typical use of the term "at risk" - Jay, 2015-06-12, 10:48
        
        I don't think anybody took it in that context. - Bill, 2015-06-12, 10:59
        
        I did. - PMan, 2015-06-12, 13:37
        
        well, I did - Jay, 2015-06-12, 11:01
        
        I knew what he was saying, but that connotation definitely - Ken Fowler, 2015-06-12, 11:05
    - He's not dumb - JRT, 2015-06-12, 10:30
    - I think this is exactly right. It's just a term a bit out of - BillyGoat, 2015-06-12, 10:20
- Some things are best left unsaid? - River, 2015-06-12, 09:58
  - would have been better if he had completed the thought - Jay, 2015-06-12, 10:08
    - Agreed. - River, 2015-06-12, 10:18

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I think this is exactly right. It's just a term a bit out of