Re:The million-dollar hustle changing US sport
by dessimus on Friday September 08, 2023 @03:21PM
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And yet when you see the Big Schools, like an Alabama or Clemson, playing much lower Division schools, those schools are getting a massive payout for that game, while their students get whooped, and not getting anything for the abuse other than experience.
That would be like a lower weight class boxer, say Canelo Álvarez taking on a fight with Tyson Fury (each in their respective class) for the "pay day", sure he may have a "puncher's chance" but few would consider it a fair fight.
Re:The million-dollar hustle changing US sport
by Ekaros on Friday September 08, 2023 @05:03PM
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Actually why not franchise the whole thing? Have the players be paid athletes. Let the schools own the teams and spot in franchise league. Thus allow them to keep the brand and whatever goodwill there to extract money from students.
There is no shortage of people who want to play college football. Many would play even with out a scholarship. Division 2 and Division 3 teams less than half the team is on scholarship. They are almost never on TV and there is very little chance they will make the NFL.