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[QUOTE="orangehomer, post: 1751314, member: 151"]
there was a study done and it was discussed on the lebatard show, about the money that is made on college sports and the way it is shared.  long story short, pro sports essentially split the money 50/50 between players and owners.  college is more like 90/10 between the schools and the players.  it's bad, and these kids deserve more.  they were saying how for the majority of these kids that won't go pro, these are their prime earning years.  it makes plenty of sense, if you think of a kid like trevor cooney.  SU has made plenty off of trevor.  yes in theory he will wind up with a degree.  but he will never be more famous, or have more earning power than he had these last five years at SU.  he should be allowed endorsements and a salary, the kid should realistically have like a half mil banked.  I think that there should be a max salary, say 150-200K for D1 basketball players, and the recruiting process will be changed to a contract system that is more in line with everything else in professional America.  recruiting would be so much better, you want a player?  offer them max contract.  also a kid getting paid might be more likely to stick in college.  on top of that, the college coaches can focus on coaching, rather than watching 4000 horrible aau games.
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