JD:  I very much agree with your view that Quacon's comment, indeed, seems bigoted.  It may not have been so intended, but it does appear so.  In another post I try to address the underlying issue which makes it seem bigoted.  In fact many of the football/basketball players on scholarship are African American and many of them come from inner-city schools and are more likely to have "lesser" academic backgrounds than the average University freshman student.  It is, IMO, reflective of socioeconomic factors and, in no way, means those young men and women are less "intelligent" in any way.  It means they are "less academically prepared."  

"belong in a University".......Indeed, many scholarship athletics enter college based on "enrollment exemption" provisions.  They do require the additional academic/tutoring support which is provided by the Athletic Department.  Each year, across our nation, thousands of these young men and women succeed in college. (cont)