Bully clearly has put a lot of thought into this and I happen to agree with him and Hahn completely. What isn’t mentioned in that article is that Walker had like 2 or 3 knee surgeries during his time at K-State which basically derailed his chances of being a lottery pick after being one of the best high school ballers in the nation.

So his time in college basically cost him millions of dollars in guaranteed money in the league. The argument that athletic scholarships somehow equate to someone like Cam Newton’s revenue stream for their schools is bananas. The NCAA sucks

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at minimum when a school is merchandising your name, compensation (even if you deducted from his cut the cost of his education) must be given.

Auburn will likely easily clear $1 million off Cam Newton alone this season, including sales of his jersey.

sentiments on the punishments for selling your own winnings and the double standard that exists, I disagree that the solution is to pay the athletes. To me, that feels like breaking more things in an already broken system.

The solution IMO is to figure out a way for profits (greed) to stop being the main driver of college sports. I know, easier said then done. Also, dont get me started on how the same issue of Greed is the real problem with America as a whole… but I digress.

Paying players seems like such a bad idea for a competitive standpoint. I loved how Auburn won the title game yesterday. I remember early in the college season my friend from Austin (big Longhorn fan… sickly obsessed really) was just laughing off the early words from Auburn that they were a title contender. We loved Gonzaga coming out of nowhere to shock the big names. If money was involved, I see it just exacerbating the difference between the haves and the have nots.

i also dont buy into the idea that a student athlete doesnt have time to get an education. Cry. Me. A. Fucking. River. I had friends working 3 jobs to support their education while in school. They didnt have the luxury of being gods on campus and their work being a game (they actually took their only time off to PLAY a game, since it helped them to unwind). I dont mean to discount it as easy, but seriously. Taking a redbull to finish your homework? Welcome to the real world Billy.

I am not saying that the system doesnt need to be fixed, and it is unfair for the double standard, but adding payment to players at the amateur level will completely remove the amateur label. If College turns professional, then what does that make High School?

Let’s allow a college player to be drafted but remain in college… Let them play in the NBA Summer League for a stipend.

My solution is for the NBA and NFL to developer proper minor leagues ala MLB. The guys that think college is a benefit will go and those who what to be pros can be pros and get paid. Enough of the forced amateurism.