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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4242875, member: 27"]
Agree.  At some point, the schools that want to be pro franchises and the schools that still value integrity and ethics are going to be identified and split.

This might be that point.  I am happy for the kids that are getting this money.  Hope it makes a difference in their lives and increases their quality of life.

I follow college athletics because I still hope the kids on the Syracuse teams are playing for more than themselves.  I hope they are playing for the SU fans and yes, that block S on their uniforms.

We know this is not the case for pro athletes.  Which is fine by me.  I watch pro sports because those athletes are the best.

NIL was still tolerable to me.  Giving athletes stipends for classes crosses a line for me.  I can’t root for these pros.

College sports was great for a long time.  I hope some schools see this as a line in the sand they cannot cross.  I really hope Syracuse in particular refuses to turn their athletes into employees.

If they do, I am afraid that is the end of the line for me for college sports.  Again, I am glad for the athletes getting paid and hope they spend their money wisely.

I also hope the schools they refuse to make the payments refuse to play the schools that do.  If Alabama wants to win this badly, great.  Become a pro club.  Pay all your employee athletes what it takes to get them on campus.  Play all the other ‘schools’ that want to do this.  Knock yourself out.

This isn’t for me.  I am not supporting these franchises.  College sports has been really fun to follow but all good things come go an end.
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