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[QUOTE="triplethrea, post: 137775, member: 1574"]
Exactly. Everything is already corrupt. Paying players is the next logical step. Give the kids what they deserve, they've worked as hard for it as everybody else getting paid. It's time the empty suits stop hiding behind "ideals and moral" to line their pockets with money that belongs to people they are not paying.

The only viewpoint behind this minor league system idea seems to be "maintaining the purity" of college athletics or whatever BS. I know that you know that I know that you know that is a fairy tale. The pie is big. Nobody wants to break up that pie. Not the NCAA, not the schools, not the NBA. Nobody wants a minor league system to take money, talent, and fans away from college sports. They will pay the players eventually. Everything begins with the O'Bannon lawsuit.

The NCAA is clinging to the "student athlete". They know that as soon as they split money with the players, they will have to lower their salaries and sell one of their many houses. That's what this is all about. Not the "purity" of the game.
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