[americanophile]

"you give a blue-chip linebacker the choice of USC or ND and see how fast they run to southern cali. oh wait, they won't get into ND anyway due to the academic requirements."

Untrue. USC has a lower admission acceptance rate than ND:

USC accepts 21.9% of applicants and Note Dame accepts 26.7%

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/lowest-acceptance-rate

[thefactor]

that's a percent and it means nothing. for instance, how many people apply to each school? i would think a LOT more people apply to USC, hence the lower acceptance rate.

look at the average SAT scores for the two schools. i'm sure ND's is higher.

the fact is that offensive players consistently score higher on aptitude tests. offensive linemen tend to be the smartest.