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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 674250, member: 874"]
The whole reason athletes can't benefit from any of this revenue is because of people in the past cheating to get an upper hand in recruiting. Do we want athletes to earn money from jersey sales? Before you answer, look at which schools sell the most jerseys because that is where all of the best recruits will go.
 
All of the restrictions on all things recruiting and allowed benefits that are in the biblically thick NCAA rule book stem from the NCAA trying to close loopholes that at one time or another were exploited by a coach to gain an advantage. If a kid can't have a summer job it's because some car dealer "employed" an athlete that never had to show up to work. If a kid isn't allowed to get royalties, it's because some booster would go out and buy 2000 jerseys so that a kid could get a payday. Once word gets out that Alabama or Ohio State does that better than anyone else, the playing field slants even more in their favor. Coaches, boosters, and athletes have no one to blame but the ones that came before them.
 
As it is kids get free food, clothes, and an education.  They also get tutoring services and facilities that are above and beyond the non-athlete population.  How much should these kids get before we say it's enough?
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