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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 1752556, member: 837"]
Yeah, I don't know that I'd argue they are overpaid or even that minor league players are underpaid (I mean, ultimately it's not like most minor league franchises are raking in cash). But I agree with the general point that I'm not really sure these kids are underpaid. When I was at school, the lacrosse dudes got the best classtimes, the easiest professors, tutors (not to mention an awful lot of cheating), had huge parties, benefited from celebrity status on campus (girls, etc.). I don't remember any of them looking destitute. Same went for the basketball and soccer guys.

I don't know. I hate that these universities seem to make millions off of kids while sitting on massive endowments but I also don't really feel like the kids get that terrible a deal either. And the point on the minor leagues is a good one b/c that would be the alternative for the NFL and NBA and I'm pretty sure if you took any P5 football player -- ANY player -- and had him ride around on a road trip with an A ball baseball player, they'd be like 'thanks but no thanks.'
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