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[QUOTE="RandomGuy, post: 3129512, member: 6422"]
Yeah, that's what they told us when I was 16 or 17, and our very close neighboring state raised the age... lol!

Those on the other side of the debate don't see it as installing a law.   It's removing an unjust(illegal-at least in Cali), surrendering of a personal freedom, that should not have occurred.

NCAA has a history of professionalism.   If memory serves...  A period in the 70's when academics were irrelevant. If you graduated high school, you could play. Other periods (80's) where graduation rates were as low as 20%.  They didn't give a hoot about the student part. It was the sport, and the revenue.  1984 Supreme Court ruling lead to an explosion of revenue.  Spent on salaries across the board, palatial facilities, an arms race, and anything the business could do to compete.  Not something you'd expect a University to do(see the Ivy model) , but a professional business.

An internal NCAA poll, in 2017, showed that 79% of Americans believe that the Universities put $$ before the athlete.  Can you blame them?
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