If they are basically taken care of, as far what they actually need, I would have to agree with you.
Let's face it... most of these guys are not good students. They don't care about the education aspect of the scholarship. All they see is a gateway to the NFL and millions of $$$. I also think that the pressure to perform at a very high level keeps most of these guys out of the classroom. I'm sure there are a few that realize they aren't NFL material, and do try to get the gegree... but for the most part, I would guess the "better" athletes don't care about it. They are just waiting for the big time.
I blame the athletes as well as the universities for this. Without the star athletes, the universities can't make millions of $$$... and neither can the coaches. The system is flawed... big time.
Something is going to have to change, or else this is going to become (if it isn't already... and I'm sure it is) more prevalent than it is now.
Every top program has the same thing going on. OSU just got caught.