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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 3779033, member: 628"]
That’s not my assumption at all.  The same non-athlete students I mentioned may be getting scholarships, work study, etc.  That still doesn’t preclude them for generating revenue on their own.

Look, I love college sports. It’s awesome. But it also makes no sense whatsoever. That American universities became the defacto minor leagues of football and basketball is something not replicated anywhere else in the world. That these sports generate billions of dollars in revenue can’t be explained logically as a necessary part of the educational mission of a university.

We’re entering a three week period where hundreds of millions of dollars in profit is going to be generated.  If someone thinks that a player getting a non-guaranteed scholarship and meal money is adequate compensation that’s fine.  Many argue that.  Personally I think preventing Buddy from making a few bucks by getting a share of #35 jersey sales is un-American, but your mileage may vary.
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