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<blockquote data-quote="forensicbuzz" data-source="post: 681120" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>There is no fair and equitable solution to this. To allow the SA's to be paid would make the graft and pay-offs legal, but would lead to further abuse. The money question is not about the school alumnus or rabid fan, the question is all about the bandwagon fan. Alumni and rabid fans are going to support their school regardless of who is on the team. The name on the front of the uniform is 1000X more important than the name on the back of the uniform. The bandwagon fan cares about success, and that's to do with the level of talent.</p><p></p><p>If football players are allowed to get additional revenue from the school, then you start a legal arms race. and that's not good for the sport. The rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. There is no way to prevent those that want to cheat from cheating. Those that cheat a lot, will cheat more. The NFL should have no restriction for when someone can enter the League. HS students that enter the Draft should be ineligible if they are drafted. That's a gamble they take. If they're not drafted, they should still be eligible for college. The HS draft should be separate from the college draft, as there needs to be time for a HS senior to still be able to pick a college if they're undrafted. Maybe push the NSD to March 1 and have a HS draft the weekend after the Superbowl. It can be treated as a supplemental draft, so there are no obligations for teams to draft a HS player. If they do, they lose their respective round draft pick in the regular draft. I anticipate 3 HS players being drafted on average each year.</p><p></p><p>If a HS player wants to earn money playing football but can't make the NFL, they can play in a semi-pro league. That's on them, not the college. </p><p></p><p>I get that the football players, and basketball players to an extent, feel taken advantage of. But, they need to form a class-action lawsuit against the NFL. No one other than the NF is stopping them from earning money playing professional football. No school is twisting the kid's arm, making him play.</p><p></p><p>Just one person's not-so-well-thought-out opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forensicbuzz, post: 681120, member: 198"] There is no fair and equitable solution to this. To allow the SA's to be paid would make the graft and pay-offs legal, but would lead to further abuse. The money question is not about the school alumnus or rabid fan, the question is all about the bandwagon fan. Alumni and rabid fans are going to support their school regardless of who is on the team. The name on the front of the uniform is 1000X more important than the name on the back of the uniform. The bandwagon fan cares about success, and that's to do with the level of talent. If football players are allowed to get additional revenue from the school, then you start a legal arms race. and that's not good for the sport. The rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. There is no way to prevent those that want to cheat from cheating. Those that cheat a lot, will cheat more. The NFL should have no restriction for when someone can enter the League. HS students that enter the Draft should be ineligible if they are drafted. That's a gamble they take. If they're not drafted, they should still be eligible for college. The HS draft should be separate from the college draft, as there needs to be time for a HS senior to still be able to pick a college if they're undrafted. Maybe push the NSD to March 1 and have a HS draft the weekend after the Superbowl. It can be treated as a supplemental draft, so there are no obligations for teams to draft a HS player. If they do, they lose their respective round draft pick in the regular draft. I anticipate 3 HS players being drafted on average each year. If a HS player wants to earn money playing football but can't make the NFL, they can play in a semi-pro league. That's on them, not the college. I get that the football players, and basketball players to an extent, feel taken advantage of. But, they need to form a class-action lawsuit against the NFL. No one other than the NF is stopping them from earning money playing professional football. No school is twisting the kid's arm, making him play. Just one person's not-so-well-thought-out opinion. [/QUOTE]
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