non athlete students on full scholarship are not denied any opportunity to generate income. a music major for example can perform for compensation anywhere, anytime and it does not effect their scholarship standing at all. football players are pretty much on campus 12 months a year. conferences are getting billion dollar tv contracts and forming their own networks primarily because of football. they don't deserve an opportunity to generate income too ? they are not allowed to work during their season and when would they have time too anyway. the off season provides very little employment time also an they are discouraged from it anyway. Stipends are the way to go in my opinion and could have been addressed many times over the years. the inaction on those opportunities over the years has directly led to what we are now seeing in California.
That's not true.
They already get a stipend so what you mean is more.
It won't end with it being more.
Once you go down this road and give people a voice that never should have a voice they don't just talk but grab the megaphone and scream it.
This is exactly what will happen.
The stipend increases but to what dollar?
After that you will still have the me first crowd saying I should get more than player x.
I won the Heisman as a sophomore and can't go pro so I should get a lot more than the 3rd string nose tackle.
As amateurs it's absolutely impossible to quantify the pay.
They're not professional athletes.
The NCAA tries hard (at least they talk the talk) tries hard to keep things somewhat fair and balanced.
A signed Trevor Lawrence would fetch more than a Justyn Ross signed jersey.
Mr. Lawrence would not have that stature all by himself. He's got some very good receivers helping his cause.
What about his left tackle. The guy who helps keep him alive.
Do you know who he even is without looking? Don't worry, most don't either.
If you give them more, they will only want more.
This mess will never go away and the more you give and allow the louder the wheel will squeak.
Most players in D1 college football don't go pro.
In other words they better put a higher emphasis on their education than football.
This who mess is nothing but a huge can of worms.
Next you'll have players bitching because a Notre Dame education is more valuable than a West Virginia one and they want compensation for that too in some weird ass lawyer way.
If they want compensation then keep the nose clean, pick your studies wisely and play hard utilizing the facilites and resources around you.
If the stars align for you perhaps you may get drafted and if you're really fortunate drafted very high.
If not you just received a degree from a very prestigious university free of charge the entire way.
Choose your school wisely and do your best in the classroom and the football field.
If you do the above you'll be well compensated either using your expensive degree or using your ability on the gridiron.
