And if the players hadn't picked Duke as their college then they wouldn't be in the mess either.
Furthermore, if the players hadn't gone to college at all then they wouldn't be in the mess either.
Really this can all be blamed on students in high school studying and getting good grades. See how ludicrous this can get?
Eh, it's not ludicrous. The old "lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas" argument is at work here. Based on the unraveling of the story, my sympathies are with the players. But their own poor decisions got them into this mess to begin with.
I see how ludicrous you can get. Do you really mean to equate studying and getting good grades to hiring a stripper to come to your party?