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Originally Posted by RainMaker
They are being paid because they are celebrities. We don't care if Emma Watson does a commercial for Revlon while attending college.
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I think a large number of college football fans understand what you're saying, but looking at it from a sports standpoint it's probably going to eventually lead to the death (or most certainly, strong decline) of the sport. From a competitive balance standpoint what we're seeing isn't sustainable and Jackson State may land a player because of Deion's connections, but anyone that follows college football at all knows the schools that will win the money game in the end.
If you took MLB, the NBA, or the NFL and made the players free agents, only paid them a living wage, but put no limit on the endorsement deals they could land the sports wouldn't last very long.
Like I said, what we're seeing isn't sustainable. Either the money dries up, the fans lose interest, or a combination of the two.