Disrespect and Character Issues in the ACC

Atleagle, BCInterruption and Couplebeers have all touched on JP Giglio's preview of the Atlantic Division and how he loves NC State. In all honesty I can't say I disagree with his logic or at least how I percieved it, here's my take on what he's saying.
Anyone can win the Atlantic, go down the list and honestly tell me why one team is better as a whole than the next. So next you go to the gamechangers, players who can make the difference. Clemson and FSU could have some (particularly the skill players @ Clemson) but I would still consider them impact players and not true gamechangers. That leaves Russel Wilson and Mark Herzlich and while these two are like the unstoppable force and the immovable object coming together I have to give the nod to Wilson. True, defense wins championships but last year when we played NC State we needed to drop a whole lot of points on them, the fact of the matter is that I don't think we can count on that again this year. So NCState gets my nod as the team that will get trounced by VTech in the ACC Championship game. Remember that this is subject to change if our offense starts clicking in the summer.

Couplebeers just posted about character issues down @ FSU which got me thinking about BC's recruiting in general. FSU had 6 major issues, Miami is notorious for issues, though the program does seem to be cleaning up under Shannon. UNC seems to be taking a similar path. I haven't heard much about Clemson so I can't make a complete conclusion here but one thing all of these teams have in common is incredible recruiting, constantly bringing in Blue Chippers. Now I look to our program where we have seen one issue (the Tribble/Cherilus barfight last year doesn't count because in all honesty it looks like they were helping the owner take out some human trash) the issue with Brady Smith, for which he was ultimately given a slap on the wrist because he was really only found to have made a stupid drunken decision. The program still immediately removed him despite the upcoming need for defensivelineman. The point is that BC seems to bring in a lot of good character guys. We also seem to be on the verge of becoming a major player in the league everyyear. If we can make some waves this year and continue the current recruiting trend the team could have a bright future under Spaz. So the question becomes, do we lower standards for the better athletes (more so than we do now). I remember looking back @ Toal's Senior HS info and he had a low GPA but he made the cut for BC. Should we start doing that for all the blue-chips coming in? What about character issues? BJ had some but still played out well on the field.

My feeling is that we should not abandon our routes. BC is a Jesuit institution, held to higher standards than others. As the interest from the big players starts to come in, do the research, not just on game tape but with their communities. If the guys have some question marks but play well let the know that that stuff won't be tolerated. Work it out so they room with high-character teammates and help them make good decisions. If the player is the #1 recruit in the country and hearing that will make him sign elsewhere, then thats his problem. If he's the #1 recruit in the country and shows significant character flaws, then he isn't a BC guy. Ultimately these players are coming to school to be formed for the next part of their lives I don't want to be ashamed of any of our alumni, especially those in the spotlight like NFL players (say a particular QB from VaTech).