A Compromise to paying College Athletes

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[SIZE="6"]A Compromise to paying College Athletes[/SIZE]

The debate rages on about whether or not NCAA student athletes, in the two major men's sports, should be paid. I've come to the conclusion that they shouldn't be paid in the traditional sense that athletes are paid and that there shouldn't be a union.

I came to this conclusion because I felt that the argument for student athletes to be paid just didn't convince me enough. [B][I]Those in favor of pay for play didn't devise a plan for how such a system would work in my opinion.[/I][/B] If they would have come up with something tangible, besides just saying "they should be paid" then I would have been more than happy to agree if it made sense.

However, even though I eventually disagreed with pay for play, I came up with my own idea.

What if student athletes were able to get something from the revenue generated from products that bare their likeness?

This money would not come from the NCAA or the particular University of the player. The athlete would get a percentage and everyone else (NCAA,University,product company,) would also get their cut.

Another facet of this it would also expand to all student athletes, not just the men and not just the two major collegiate sports of football and basketball.

The NCAA and major conferences would still get their money and now the players would have something as well.

Tell me what you think of this idea. If you see flaws in my idea, then by all means destruct it and add your own. It is just an idea.