Slow to judge

A friend of mine is an avid Notre Dame fan. We were discussing the recent suspension of 4 of their starting football players due to academic fraud. He said they are one of the few schools that consistently tell on themselves and hold themselves accountable. I got the impression he felt it was unfair. I cringe anytime someone sets their organization or themselves as "the standard" I subscribe to the theory that we are all imperfect and that there is a bit of bad in the best of us and a bit of good in the worst of us. I often see big falls from those that have been the face of "the standard". This morning I happened upon a sports talk program discussing Notre Dame and the suspensions. My beloved OSU has 185 majors. Notre Dame has 20. Obviously it's alot harder to keep a player eligible when there are only 20 majors. Oh, and these 20 majors are upper core majors, not basket weaving. Im not knocking OSU as an educational provider. They are amazing. That said, they have managed to make it easier to stay academically eligible if your an athlete.  Again, I hate when someone professes to be the standard. Here is the problem with that disdain,  it's misguided. The truth is, they should be the standard if they have earned it.. I can hate it all I want but in the end it's pretty black and white. We as a society shouldn't lower the standard to meet the people. We should raise the people to the standard. Not everyone should get a trophy.  Work harder, be better then you thought possible. Be the standard. Be slow to judge others and be quick to learn from the things they do well.