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Originally Posted by Solecismic
Somehow, and I think many of us agree on this, the kids should be paid. It would be nice to pretend that the scholarship is fair compensation, but it isn't for many.
How to separate the 1% of these revenue-producing athletes from the rest of the athletes is a difficult question. This is an uncomfortable transition, but one that was necessary. I hope it can be done while preserving non-revenue college sports.
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Keep in mind that athletes have been able to pull a great deal more than just a scholarship for some time. They had access to other pools of money for clothes, housing, ect that the average student doesn't have access to.
Your 2nd point is the thing that kills me. We're essentially on the road to blowing up college football to satisfy the less than 1% that break the system.