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[QUOTE="triplethrea, post: 136072, member: 1574"]
OK so let them get an education. Nobody is debating that. But why not allow universities to pay them an education + money if the universities feel they want to? Why are they not only not allowed to do so, but are frowned upon for it? If it is so painful for these universities to give out scholarships then they won't attempt to give the players anything else.

You HAVE to go to college to play in the NFL. You cannot argue this. If you want to make the NBA and stay in your country of birth, you HAVE to go to college. That is what is called a cartel. I'm not a lawyer and I don't know if you are so I'll let the courts handle all these "illegalities" you speak of.

We're basically telling these kids that if they want to play somewhere they have to go somewhere and not earn a dime from it for anywhere from 1-4 years. Also, let's be real. Many of these kids with professional sport aspirations come from places where there is either pro sports or a life of crime. There is no other choice.

You seem to be telling me how nice and cozy a scholarship is. We all know. But that does not mean players should be forbidden from receiving anything else.
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