Mr. Tibbs
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Im all about people getting paid what the market will bear. Go pro out of high school like baseball and hockey . Im fine with thatWhy are you okay with athletes making a bit of money, but not a lot? Lord knows the NCAA, conferences, and the schools have been making absolutely absurd amounts of money off the athletes' free labor since the dawn of college athletics. Even still, compared to the institutions, the athletes arguably are just scratching the surface of what they are actually worth.
Labor getting paid their worth isn't a bad thing. College athletics have always been a major money-maker, just now it's the people that deserve the money that are finally making it.
for me, college sports is like NOT professional . Its like the one or two best high school athletes on the field playing one step up against all the other best players at 18-22 years old. Amateurs. I thought NIL was a way to keep them amateur , only not poor and hungry in the off season
The reality of some players getting 1 or 2 million, some getting 250,000 - 500,000, and then a whole bunch getting just 15,000 - 25,000 just changes it for me.
This isnt sustainable. Its become a new pro league for the better players . I just dont like that reality