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Message: [QUOTE="Jaka, post: 260042, member: 126"] i think people need to realize that the talented kids always should have the right to go pro. It comes with the territory for programs (like SU) who want the top talent. Another things people fail to realize is that for most of the kids on our team, basketball is their career. Not necessarily the NBA, but oversees and coaching. Think of how much the fans on this board expect these kids to win. We lost three games this year and you would have thought sometimes that we weren't gonna make the NCAA's. It takes A LOT of practice in order to compete for a national title. You don't want the best kids? Then have fun becoming Buffalo. We want them to be "student athletes", well how easy is it for them to take a serious course of study and put the practice in to compete for a national title? Lord knows how some of our fans scrutinize the players and coaches for not making more final fours. We don't expect normal students to be in top shape and be skilled in a sport. So why should we demand the same from our players? Bottom line, there is a big difference between "BCS level schools" and other Div 1 schools. There needs to be a split for basketball and football because there has been cheating as long as its been important to win. Allowing the players to make money would get rid of the "fear of rule breaking" that the NCAA creates. Especially when most of the violations are ridiculous. There is enough revenue generated by the players to allow them to make money and for them to still be educated. But as for as keeping kids in the college game, maybe allowing them to earn money would keep some kids around, but there would still be a lot who want to go to the NBA. Just simply put yourself in their shoes, for 32 kids an NBA contract is life changing money for them and their family. We as fans shouldn't want to hold them from that just because it makes our team worse for the next year. Like I said it comes with wanting to be a top level program. The good thing is we can reload the next year. [/QUOTE]

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