He's not dumb

by JRT, Island of Misfit Toys, Friday, June 12, 2015, 10:30 (3974 days ago) @ Jay

there's other ways to say that, like our players need support services, or need to be overachievers in the classroom, or whatever.

His phrasing "at risk" goes precisely to the issue that's been hitting him where he lives, which is losing players from his team.

Explanations:

a) it's his new mantra with the players to scare them straight, and he's taking it public to reinforce his message to them

b) he's lobbying the school for more leniency on academic scheduling and/or discipline

c) he's pissed in general about the extra hurdles he has to overcome and he's taking it public for personal p.r. reasons, including to keep his stock up in case he needs to jump

I'm not committing to an explanation because I don't know. There's a whole host of ways to address this, including recruiting and admissions and support services and scheduling and four versus five year tracks, and team messaging and emphasis, and perhaps, academic discipline. It's a big issue and it's not going away (even if Kelly is).