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I don't think it's old-fashioned by GriffinGold16

At one of the Final Fours ND made in the 2010's I remember they honored some Georgia alumna (I forget who) who told a story about how she didn't take school seriously because she thought the WNBA would be sufficient but then blew all her pro ball money very quickly and had to return to school and make it out of poverty. It was really touching and they gave her an award. I think it's prudent for women's basketball players to consider the value of their degrees.

That said, and while I appreciate the doors my ND degree has given me, I don't think the value of a four-year degree is unique to ND. All these schools do have good programs if players are academically motivated.

THAT said (lol), I also understand why someone who could kick it at Stanford would desire the particular academic advantages of somewhere like ND, Duke, or the places Kiki is most closely rumored to at this point, UCLA and USC.