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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 1754212, member: 837"]
Dude, the research dollars argument is a perfect analogy b/c these schools make every bit as much money and probably more (when you consider that prestige is worth it's weight in gold) off of those kids. In fact, even a general grad student is pushed to certain professions and employers b/c it is important in terms of the grad school's ranking.

And the whole thing about exploiting labor without a share of billions along with tricking little kids playing sports? It's really, really melodramatic, IMO. If you want players paid b/c they can make money off their likenesses with endorsement/marketing money, fine. If you feel that they put so much effort in that they deserve to be compensated with some form of a stipend, fine. If you feel universities should provide full rides (so tuition but also books, food plans, room and board, etc.), fine.

But to say we're lying to kids and that poor kids wearing dre beats headphones with 96 tattoos can't buy a pizza on a thursday night is not only flat out wrong, but it's really melodramatic. Don't forget that a lot of these dudes are going to schools they never would have qualified for without basketball or football. That alone is a HUGE ticket out of wherever they grew up (for the population that comes from crappy areas). There are a TON of advantages to being a big time college athlete.
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