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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 3778907, member: 628"]
That ship sailed years ago.

I do agree though, I don't want to see colleges paying players like it's NFL free agency.  But there is zero reason why these athletes shouldn't be able to profit off of their likeness, endorsements, etc.  Yes, there will be some abuses.  There are massive abuses of the system we have in place now.  But every step towards fairness is a good one.

I'll invoke the same, tired analogy I always use... the students who go to the College of Music aren't prevented from earning money by playing in bands in Armory Square.  The students who go to the School of Drama aren't prevented from earning money by acting in a musical put on by a professional theater company.  The students in the School of Engineering aren't prevented from launching a start-up and making money from their app being on Google Play.  But a student in the School of Arts & Sciences, who also plays basketball, can't make money from his or her jersey being sold in the SU bookstore.  It's immensely silly.
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