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[QUOTE="Newhouser, post: 4249860, member: 5155"]
Great thread. Personally I have no sympathy for the schools (and its governing body the NCAA) or fans who are bummed that the players, who create the product, are now getting rewarded in a real way..  This train has been barreling down on the system for years, and blame falls on the greed, egos, and incompetence of the adults who sat idle and did nothing except to cry "woe is me, the glory of college sports is ruined forever". Pleeeeeaaaassse - this has been a big business since the 70's at least for everyone but the players.  The UNC scandal outed the fraud of the "free education" piece, and the players and their handlers are now demanding more.  The gravy train is over and schools need to decide what they are and then fans will have to do the same self-assessment.

The earlier post on gambling was on the mark - the sport is thriving because of the gambling involved. Reduced interest in live sports, lack of even competition, time commitment, costs, are all having a much bigger negative impact on the sport than the "I refuse to support it because now it's professional crowd".  To me that is faux outrage that I don't understand.

Not sure how it plays out but I have been pretty solid in saying that in 20 years SU's football and sports programs outside of basketball look more like Colgate than Clemson.
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