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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
First of all the free education is meaningless for many athletes. They are earning degrees that are easy to complete while playing football, not degrees that will help them find a job. Secondly if they dream of playing in the NFL the players have no choice, they must play for free in the NCAA. The only argument that I can think of that holds a bit of water is that these athletes are good Samaritans that are working for free in order to allow funding to go towards female or more obscure sports but even that is stretching it.
Universities and coaches are making millions while football players are putting their bodies on the line for a tiny chance at a pro career. Just pay them a living wage or at the very least allow them to receive money from sponsorships.
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Lol so pay them because they don't place a value on an education? You and many others are miles away from understanding the typical athlete. For every player who is hell bent on the NFL there are several, a dozen, or more that are there to play a game they like and get a free ride. There are 120ish teams in div 1 alone with 85ish scholarships at each. The vast majority know their football ends after four years. And that ignores the lower tiers.
If you want to pay the players you really think it comes out of the mean coaches who get paid millions? It's going to come out of the allowances football give to all the other sports. There will be less swimming, tennis and golf teams out there because you want to treat them like pros ... even though they are willing to play for free.