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<blockquote data-quote="Rodney Kent" data-source="post: 25303" data-attributes="member: 923"><p>dressedcheese: That is why there should be some alternate plan for those who do not want the education, but just want to play sports. There could easily be minor leagues in football just as baseball. The kids who do not want an education could go to the minor leagues. They would also get paid, although the pay would also be minor for most of them. After a few years of this, the word would get around that only a few players were making it to the NFL. The rest would be making a meager salary for putting their body at harm's risk. Soon, many of the players would decide that an education and playing football at a College would be their best bet. If they were not taken by the NFL, they would still have their degree and education. During the education, they would have the benefits of free food, housing, education, medical, etal. Not a bad deal for most of them.</p><p> </p><p>The NCAA could then get extremely strict with all the schools who give money under the table to athletes. Most of the schools would cease to be football factories, but educational institutions with College Sports. The College game would be on a more equal footing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rodney Kent, post: 25303, member: 923"] dressedcheese: That is why there should be some alternate plan for those who do not want the education, but just want to play sports. There could easily be minor leagues in football just as baseball. The kids who do not want an education could go to the minor leagues. They would also get paid, although the pay would also be minor for most of them. After a few years of this, the word would get around that only a few players were making it to the NFL. The rest would be making a meager salary for putting their body at harm's risk. Soon, many of the players would decide that an education and playing football at a College would be their best bet. If they were not taken by the NFL, they would still have their degree and education. During the education, they would have the benefits of free food, housing, education, medical, etal. Not a bad deal for most of them. The NCAA could then get extremely strict with all the schools who give money under the table to athletes. Most of the schools would cease to be football factories, but educational institutions with College Sports. The College game would be on a more equal footing. [/QUOTE]
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