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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2153957, member: 837"] I think a tricky part of this is who creates revenue? Did Sean Riley generate revenue for the university in any way, shape or form this year? And I'm not picking on Sean Riley and we'll see where his career goes, but I think it's a worthwhile question to ask. I mean, the football team generated revenue, but which players? And then you also get into the discussion that there is absolutely no way it would be more 'fair' to college athletes to A) only pay cash to those who play football and basketball when I'm assuming the point is that they are working really hard, but, for that matter, so is every single athlete on campus (except maybe a tennis or golf player who's smoking a ton of weed and mostly hanging out j/k.). and B) pay the same amount to a backup kicker as you do to Dungey. I think the point with guys who are marketable makes sense but the vast majority of these guys are getting a lot out of this experience -- nice facilities, access to good coaches (insert GRob joke here), an education (if they care about it at all) and presumably progress toward a pro career if they have that type of ability. The other point to make here is sports where there are actually true developmental leagues -- primarily MLB -- basically pay those kids nothing. Waaaayyyy less than the value of a scholarship. So even if you started minor league, pay-for-play football, most of these kids are way better off in college. Obviously the same holds true for the D League. To me the answer is to let any athlete -- high school or otherwise -- that wants to go pro, go pro. If you choose to stay, maybe the answer is a full ride that is essentially all expenses paid and then some sort of small per semester stipend (say $350 or some such figure) that should be tied to at least moderately successful academic performance. How would that be a raw deal for anyone? [/QUOTE]

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