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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2151502, member: 837"]
I'd LOVE for these guys to get offseason jobs. Think it would be really valuable for them. Also wish the universities actually pushed the education angle and encouraged kids to study abroad -- maybe even a summer program where it doesn't conflict with the schedule, etc. But in terms of fairness, I think the issue is you'd have to find some way to determine a kid's individual marketability, no? I mean, Johnny Manziel, as big a  as he may be, was essentially a rock star. His starting LG? Not as much. I think Manziel should profit from that but it gets really really tricky in a practical sense b/c I"m not quite sure how you figure that.

But my broader point is simply that these kids are absolutely getting 'tangible' compensation in the form of the scholly and all the cost the universities incur to build and run the programs/facilities/training staffs/coaching staffs/communications staffs/nutritionists/strength and conditioning/travel costs, etc. So if you want to add a stipend on top, I suppose that's fine (or an all-inclusive scholarship type package). I'm just not sure it's 'fair' in a market compensation sense. The 'fair' thing would be to let De'Aaron Fox or whomever go straight from high school to the NBA if in fact they can get themselves signed with or drafted by a team.
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