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[QUOTE="All4SU, post: 136415, member: 381"]
Where is the NBA player's Union in all of this?  Or the NFL player's union?  Wouldn't it be in the best interests of their constituents (and potential constituents) to lobby for minor leagues to support both of those leagues?

People get all riled up and want to blame the NCAA and the universities.  I think the outrage is somewhat misplaced.  Go hard after the NFL, the NBA, and those unions.  Push the NCAA and the Universities to keep their focus on education and [U]amateur[/U] athletics.  Make it easier for kids who don't want an education, but want to try their hand at professional sports to do so, without feeling like they're being "used."  Increase the perceived value of the education, and encourage kids to use their athletic skills to get that education to improve their quality of life -- not to make a few dimes playing basketball for a couple of years.

Sure, this may sound a little naive and utopian, but if you're going to fix a problem, do it right.  Don't just do a quick patch and ultimately compound other existing problems.
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