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[QUOTE="Ptzburghcuse, post: 3076899, member: 1501"]
The entirety of this situation makes me sad. I love college football and basketball. I've always loved the passion these kids have and the energy the fans can generate at the collegiate level.  For me, pro althetes (aside from the playoffs), too often appear to be going through the motions.

We can say pay the players but what then happens to [U]every[/U] other sport not named football or basketball and more specifically, [U]men's[/U] football and basketball?  Do these other programs simply die as players can't be paid?  What do you pay a top 25 recruit relative to a 100-200 guy?  Is there a cap?

I'm not saying our current system works either.  It would appear college football, and to some extent college basketball, don't have caps today which is why we start the college football year with less than (sometimes significantly less) legitimate title contenders. For everyone else there is little to cheer for...sadly.  basketball, we have the same half dozen universities each year plus a couple wildcards.

I certainly don't want to watch a one year league consisting of the top 100 players with no team building, allegiance etc competing for, at least solely, draft position.
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