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Quote: Originally Posted by Sam Marlowe

This kind of mentality is disturbing. Colleges (and by extension the NCAA) are not benevolent benefactors. They are businesses by any standard definition. Their objective is to profit. Why should they be given free reign to benefit monetarily? A full on pay system isn't practical (or currently legal) but what good reason is there for depriving someone the same opportunity to profit from themselves in the exact same way the institutions do?

You're volunteering your football/sports talents to improve the brand/image of the university just like any student is volunteering their time/effort/grades to increase program rankings future applications/interest in that school. And really, only 25-30 athletic departments actually turn a profit each year, how would that effect the smaller teams - tennis, soccer, etc. Do they get a piece of the pie? What about your 3rd string linebacker - what's his compensation? How do you measure his contribution and "sacrifice" for the almighty football squad? It's not like each and every single school is going gangbusters.