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Message: [QUOTE="zeekay, post: 52578, member: 905"] The big schools do want this to happen though. Just look at Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma etc. yearly athletic budget ($150 million +). Now look at what Syracuse has. If athletes are paid or allowed to have their jerseys/etc sold on the "open market" (i.e. bought up by boosters and thrown in the trash), guess what happens to schools like Syracuse? We won't be competing for a national championship in either bball or fball ever again. All the top recruits will go to those big schools with big donors. There is a reason why the U.S. government regulates monopolies. NCAA serves its purpose. Also there is no draft in college like in the NFL. How are you going to have schools compete in recruiting at all if athletes are paid? The same 4 schools will play for national championship every year in both money making sports. [/QUOTE]