I know your exaggerating to make a point and that it's popular on IE to trash the academic programs at other universities, especially the SEC, but these universities do have programs set up to assist their students and student-athletes to succeed in the classroom. Their academic programs may not be as prestigious as Notre Dame's, but student-athletes can earn a degree that will benefit them if professional sports is not an option. Ole Miss has quite a few services available to their student-athletes. Not every athlete attending a SEC school skips out on all of their classes.
OLEMISSSPORTS.COM - OLE MISS Official Athletic Site - Academic Support
Tee deserves to be in a special category. He wanted to attend Notre Dame and play football. He signed his LOI and would still be at the University of Notre Dame if his academic limitations hadn't prevented him from staying. He does not belong in the same group as those who left the University of Notre Dame for other reasons or failed to honor their verbal commitment at the last minute (Lynch, Vanderdoes, Anzalone, Keil, etc.).
I will continue to root for Tee to make it.
To be fair, he did put out an awful lot of misinformation and lies in an attempt to cover up his own failures. I root for him too, but he's far from a saint. Special category is probably the best way to put it.