06-24-2019, 04:46 PM
If student athletes can get paid for their name, likeness, etc., it opens the door wide for recruiting corruption. Every 5 star high school athlete will be promised big money for their image if they commit to University X. They money will come from rich alums and will be funneled through legit companies. It will be difficult to police and will create a lack of parity in college athletics; mainly football, basketball, and baseball.
IMO --> Professional sports should be operated in a free market. College sports should not. If athletes want to be paid to play, they should go pro. If athletes want to trade a college education for playing their sport, good for them. You can't have both. Any introduction of compensation to student athletes, outside of basic living expenses and an education, will erode what makes college athletics so special.
IMO --> Professional sports should be operated in a free market. College sports should not. If athletes want to be paid to play, they should go pro. If athletes want to trade a college education for playing their sport, good for them. You can't have both. Any introduction of compensation to student athletes, outside of basic living expenses and an education, will erode what makes college athletics so special.
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