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In response to "At this point I think I'd be more surprised if there was a program that wasn't paying players in some way." by TWuG

I think the latter.....but the former doesn't deter anyone.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Mar 30 '11, 07:14

people are always going to demand more; especially when the industry is billions of dollars involved.

but the NCAA doesn't ever do anything to actually put a stop to it; they just smack people down to ding em.

There's schools (Alabama for one) that have had multiple major cases in the last 20 years; if you're serious, you shut em down ala SMU in the late 80's.

And you don't worry abuot the shit "Oh, it'll kill the university." no, it won't. The students and faculty will continue working; the athletic department might not. This is the price you risk.

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If there is value in the players being true amateurs, then, yeah, be militant in enforcement. But is there value in - TWuG Mar 30, 07:15 5
- and to take that line of inquiry one step further... - znufrii Mar 30, 07:19 3
  - Yep. Let's be honest, the higher mission of higher education is get paid. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 07:20 2
    - but usually that doesn't happen, if at all, until after you graduate... -- nm - znufrii Mar 30, 07:21 1
      - When you are drowning in student loans. Well not the athletes on scholarship. Which means they do get paid. -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:23
- Doesn't matter in my mind; the NCAA feels so, so actually do what it takes to keep it clean. - Will Hunting Mar 30, 07:17

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