If the NCAA decides to start paying players, then then there is no need for them to continue to offer athletic scholarships to players. There is over $2.2 billion spent annually on athletic scholarships on a yearly basis ($4.4 billion is spent on academic scholarships and financial aid). Below is the value, per sport, of an athletic scholarships:

http://www.scholarshipstats.com/average-...hlete.html

Fairly and equitably paying student-athletes would bankrupt schools, simply because you cannot pick and choose which athletes to compensate due to Title IX.

IMO, it would be easier to tighten legislation and enforcement rather than bringing down the entire establishment. It starts with setting the expectation for repeated and major rule violators that there is only one action to take: the death penalty. For as bad as it set back SMU, it also negatively affected the SWC (which also was not without its rule breakers). The way to create more enforcement is through the individual conferences - and hold the members accountable. Managing 10/12/14 schools is a lot easier than managing hundreds of programs.