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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 3103708, member: 622"]
We all know the equation is not as simple as your argument.  While I have no issue with kids getting a cut from sales of merchandise with their name or likeness, schools do pay the kids with a free education, assuming the kids actually go to class (UNC is obviously excepted as are SEC schools).

Whether anyone likes to admit this or not, the average cost to attend is about the cost of the average private school.  State schools are subsidized by taxpayers, the costs are hidden to lower tuition rates at state schools.  Thus, each athlete is already being paid about $60-65k, tax free, plus enhanced dining privileges and a lot of sportswear.

So long as every athlete is treated the same, the federal courts are not likely to change the system.  Title IX is the elephant in the room and it sits where it likes.  Schools and the NCAA will argue that most schools do not turn a profit and the loss of revenue costs the school that much more making it harder to finance all the athletics teams (meaning sports will get cut and less free rides,sholarships will be awarded).

There is no easy answer.
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