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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1361138, member: 289"]
1) Have the NBA and NFL develop their own farm systems like baseball and hockey and let kids go right there instead of having to pretend they are college students. college ball will survive because it represents markets the pro teams don't and has a century of tradition that won't go away. You lose 90% of your academic, disciplinary and legal troubles as well the seamy underside of the recruiting wars. And coaches will be able to build teams with 4 year players. You won't get the Chris McCulloughs but you'll still get the Frank Kaminskis

2) Allow players to enter the draft and see where they stand. if they don't like it, they can come back to college and spin the wheel again next year. How does it help the colleges to cut them off from that option?

3) Let players who have tried pro careers before their eligibility was gone and who were in good academic standing when they left come back to school to get their degrees and play for the college team in an effort to restart their careers. Would the current player resent it? Maybe. But it would be no different than bringing in a JUCO guy or a highly recruited freshman.

4) Allow players to major in athletics and teach them what they will need to know as professional athletes, (nutrition, public speaking, reading contracts, investments, starting businesses, etc. It would be no different than training to be a doctor or a lawyer.

5) Include cost of living stipends with the scholarships.
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