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[QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 2504494, member: 6357"]
Yes, I agree that it’s important to acknowledge that the universities and the fan allegiance to them is a huge part of the value of these TV contracts and ticket sales etc. But you need the talent, you need the athletes, so they should be paid something beyond free tuition.  I also get that some people are afraid that certain booster-rich schools will have advantages over smaller or less wealthy schools. There are ways to level the playing field to create more competitive balance, just like they do in the pro sports leagues.

An obvious first step would be to give all college basketball players participating in the NCAA tournament each year a cut of the TV contract money. So, say, several million would be set aside every year, and it could be put in a trust to be distributed to athletes after they leave school.

Another obvious step is to go with the baseball and hockey model and let football and basketball players sign with agents while in college. And allow players to benefit from their name and likeness while in school.
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