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In the end, I think Stanford would survive if the athletes were paid $20 per hour and got lifetime health care.  Just a hunch obviously, though I suspect we will see something like it in the next 10 years.

Two thoughts.

I have seen things like "lifetime health care" thrown about a lot. Does anyone know just what that really means? An actual health care policy that then covers athletes for the rest of their life? Does anyone offer such a benefit? Maybe the armed forces?
I don't think that the NFL or any of the pro leagues do. Here is a web page outlining NFL benefits.
http://www.nfl.com/careers/benefits


On payment, as long as it is plausible, both sides will try to keep compensation to scholarships to try to avoid taxation. The current idea floating around is that there is some "full cost of attendance" that could allow an increase of about $4000 that scholarships could be increased without leading to taxes. Though in the end, lots of people pay taxes and that is no real barrier.

How far Stanford would go is an interesting question. My guess is it would go pretty far in following a uniform set of rules - like a blanket $20 per hour for athletes. However, if the system in fact becomes that no rules are allowed as described by Kessler in that interview, that all universities can do whatever they want to attract and keep athletes, then I think that Stanford would opt not to play at the level that "Some Exceptional Colleges" would choose to do. 

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In the end, I think Stanford would survive if the athletes were paid $20 per hour and got lifetime health care.  Just a hunch obviously, though I suspect we will see something like it in the next 10 years.

Two thoughts.

I have seen things like "lifetime health care" thrown about a lot. Does anyone know just what that really means? An actual health care policy that then covers athletes for the rest of their life? Does anyone offer such a benefit? Maybe the armed forces?
I don't think that the NFL or any of the pro leagues do. Here is a web page outlining NFL benefits.
http://www.nfl.com/careers/benefits


On payment, as long as it is plausible, both sides will try to keep compensation to scholarships to try to avoid taxation. The current idea floating around is that there is some "full cost of attendance" that could allow an increase of about $4000 that scholarships could be increased without leading to taxes. Though in the end, lots of people pay taxes and that is no real barrier.

How far Stanford would go is an interesting question. My guess is it would go pretty far in following a uniform set of rules - like a blanket $20 per hour for athletes. However, if the system in fact becomes that no rules are allowed as described by Kessler in that interview, that all universities can do whatever they want to attract and keep athletes, then I think that Stanford would opt not to play at the level that "Some Exceptional Colleges" would choose to do.