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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 1017104, member: 837"] I don't really understand why people have such a problem with all of this. I mean, I understand it to the extent that yes, amateurism is completely ridiculous notion and that the NCAA has a bunch of absurd rules. I'll grant that. But I have no idea why people want the 'pay structure' to change. Do we not want coaches and ADs incentivized for successful programs and teams? Why is that a problem. They are hired professionals who also create a lot of revenue. Good for them. As for the players -- I suppose a guy like Johnny Manziel gets 'screwed' but it's not really that simple. Let's face it, in this context getting screwed means: going to school for free and, if you so choose, doing the bare minimum and still graduating with a ton of connections through boosters, getting your choice of hot 20-year-old girls for four or five years, potentially getting a grad degree (if you want to put in the effort), getting a ton of free gear and apparel, having everyone around you tell you how great you are b/c you can throw a football really far, getting into a school that in many cases your academic record didn't qualify you for admission ... on and on. The point is, this isn't 'indentured servitude' in any way, shape or form and it's intellectually absurd that people make that argument. But even if you choose to buy into 'indentured servitude' garbage, how in the world do you propose to make the system more fair? A stipend is ridiculous, IMO, b/c for every Manziel there are a ton of guys who don't individually generate any money for the university so it's still unfair to the star players. A free agency system would be fine by me but it would probably essentially make athletics completely non-viable for the majority of schools. Allowing guys to hawk their own jerseys and autographs, etc., has as much downside as not allowing them to do it. I don't know, I tend to think this issue is much ado about nothing. [/QUOTE]

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