IN, certainly there are examples of kids who can just barely make the academics at any given school, but who play because they are good. My comment was more toward the fact that a college coach would know he was taking a chance with that kid, but would do so to get the talent. I would bet he would prefer not to have to risk it. Does it happen, yes. Does the coach prefer that a kid have the kind of grades necessary to be able to play and maintain his academics, yes.
And I would have to agree that this is more problematic in football and basketball, but less so in baseball.