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(07-07-2021 02:53 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  I don't understand for the life of me why our society begrudges people for making a lot of money. What the hell do coaches' salaries have to do with this conversation. These kids do NOT have to go to college and participate in this system. It is a purely optional system, some might even say it is a privilege to participate in the system. And from participating in that system, people can reap massive rewards, if only they can delay gratification. Yes, the schools need to hold up their end of the bargain, Academics. That is the only responsibility that they have to these kids other than providing a safe environment in which they can compete. These kids are not victims of the system, they are willing participants in a system that generate revenue for schools, and generates a lifetime of benefits for the athletes, if they choose to accept them. Unfortunately, the scholls far too often fail in providing these kids and education.

To your point about Greed and forgoing amateurism to chase dollars, in once since I think you are right, the idiots running this operation actually think that college sports fans care if the talent is slightly lessened because they are not embracing athletes that have no interest in being students, but in reality, going back to a system where these kids are students first, and athletes second, would actually strengthen their brand. College sports fans aren't watchin for the star power, they will go to the NBA for that. They are watching for the name on the front of the jersey, for the competition, for the pride of their school, for the joy of watching kids compete. The NCAA brand would be strengthened if it was committed to the true student athlete.