But for 80% of the players and probably more, it is still about getting an education. As usual in our world we cater to the minority. Most of these kids are good with the free ride and the education. But the vocal few have started the trend toward pay for play and the rest just said sure, I’ll take money.
I never understood the “revenue sharing” position of college football. The schools and the coaches are the ones that make the money and have the history.
To piggyback on that, if the player’s name, image and likeness is so valuable, what difference would it make what school they would go to? Simple, because without the name on the front, the name on the back means squat.
I know companies pay their employees bonuses and stock options but if a company or a business idea is successful, the employees don’t get to claim credit and reap the rewards for the success of the idea. Joe in accounting didn’t do anything but count beans and if he didn’t do it, someone else would. Just like the QB does nothing but play football and in between 6 months and 5 years, that QB will be gone and replaced by someone else.
I don’t have a problem with kids getting theirs, I do have a problem with the level of entitlement that some of these kids have. In some cases, they truly believe that they are the reason that football is played.