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The chapter does seem satirical but I don't think Bassinger is lessening the truth of it. There is a tinge of unreality to it however, I think this only underscores the bizzarro lengths schools go to cater to their athletes. The entitlement in football culture at Carter had reached sublime levels. When the state education board questioned a star player who had actually failed and skipped a lot of classes, the school finally played their race card. They accused the state of meddling in the education of black students. They demanded that the state and competing schools simply wanted to see black kids fail at both academics and football. The clash of entitlement, racism, and football hysteria resembled a circus freak show. The courts got involved and both sides trotted out “experts” to prove their case. In the end, the racial implications were just too strong for the courts to ignore: Carter would be allowed to play.