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  I think the argument is more that Jimmy Dipshit shouldn't be studying at Harvard because he did well in high school football. Athletic scholarships are a good thing, but they should only apply if you have academic merit as well.
context: I think you should probably differentiate between whether those scholarships come from tuition rather than from ticket sales. >
  
  It's not a thing where I live but it is kind of weird that athletic scholarships are a thing in a country that prides itself on being a meritocracy, isn't it? You get into a good university and receive a scholarship not because you have proven yourself academically but because a coach wants you on their team?
  Then again, college sports as the way to become a professional is a very American thing. So I'm sure there's a lot of cultural differences here that makes it harder to fully understand the importance of college sports and recruitment of athletes. >
  
  That seems like meritocracy to me. It’s not an academic scholarship, it’s an athletic scholarship.