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Message: [QUOTE="javadoc, post: 1331780, member: 338"] Not sure how this is truly supposed to work, as the article is confusing. But it only talks about donations to encourage a kid to stay in school and not bolt for the pros early. On its face it sounds well-intentioned, but it also may not work. Why would a kid considering going pro choose to stay based on fan donations? You'd need to overcome the risk of injury, lost salary, etc. And the central concept sounds fishy. The money is delayed payment for athletic participation in college (in addition to ongoing academic participation, perhaps even finishing the degree), which cancels amateur status. The kid would need to know the money is there in order to make the decision that the donors want, so it's (IMO) clearly pay for play. The original idea was OK, because it concerns professional athletes. [/QUOTE]