Sure. I'm not saying it's a great job. I'm just saying that it's a job and there's a real quid pro quo. It just bugs me when people like to get preachy and say the athletes aren't compensated. Baloney.

And you're correct to point out that many of the scholarships in minor sports are fractional. The funny thing is that there's so much prestige involved in getting an athletic scholarship that many don't complain about this. Indeed for many schools up to and including the very best, the prestige may be worth more than the dollar value.