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Originally Posted by Buccaneer
My interest in banning college football stems not from injury probabilities from the extreme emphasis/hype/production/expenses in a supposedly amateur college environment. Just spin off NCAA into a professional minor league for the NFL that does away with the charades and academic games that are played. Alternatively, make it like what some of the lower (Ivy?) leagues have become - a step up from intramural sports.
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I don't think you have to spin it off. The infrastructure and fanbase is set. Just allow players to be employees who can get paid for their services. Perhaps that compensation is just an academic scholarship. But in the case of elite athletes, it can be millions in compensation.
The funny thing is that it would make the sport better from a talent standpoint. There isn't that rush to turn pro right away if you are getting paid and able to sign endorsement deals.