Quote:Lets say we dont go that route but instead let college athletes make money on the side. Of course the end result would be an open bidding war on all players and recruits.  Would the NCAA try to enact some sort of rule saying where they can make money and where they cant?  And how would they enforce that any beter than they are now?  I've heard Jay Bilas argue that you can regulate against athletes getting paid 500k for mowing some guys lawn.  But you couldnt regulate against a guy like T Boone Pickens from putting every single freshman recruiting class on a billboard promoting T Boone Oil and Gas and pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars each.  Advertising dollars generate big bucks so thats a legitimate business venture.  If you let these athletes make money on the side, I dont think you would be able to regulate it.  Maybe by itself there is nothing wrong with that but I think what it would do is further expand the gap between the haves and have nots.  Which again, may not necessarily be a bad thing.  I think youd have the potential for a school loaded with money, like Oregon, telling some kid theyll get him a sweet job working at Nike paying him 500k a year in advertisements if he would transfer to their school.  It would be open season on transfers. 

You wouldn't be able to regulate it, but it wouldn't be athletes getting paid by the schools on top of the scholarships they get. It would be athletes being paid by third parties for their name and likeness. Which I fully believe a person should be able to do. And that only really matters for the ones that have legitimate NFL talent.

 

The other guys would be able to work part time somewhere or if someone wanted to buy them a meal it wouldn't be a huge deal. Or if a fan wanted to buy their autograph......etc

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