“Would they just pay the players, please? Man, do they get ripped off.”
Realistically, they are professional athletes. However, since there is still this facade of being a “student athlete,” I will take the contrary view. My position is that being a collegiate athlete in one of the major revenue sports (Football, men’s basketball) is it’s own reward. I don’t pretend that they are “getting an education for free.” Sure, the smart ones do. My point is that any of these players with half a brain should never want for a decent job when they leave school. Just being able to put “Four Year Scholarship Football Player” on the resume opens doors that stay shut for most other people.
Why pay them for four years, when they should be able to milk it for 40? That’s what college is all about, right?
This is a joke, right?