Quote:"Their fair share?" Come on, man, it's already a travesty that some of these athletes even get to attend the university and get an education in the first place. With no athletic ability, they'd be on the nearest McDonald's schedule for the rest of their live because they, in most cases, have coasted off of their abilities rather than work hard like, say, the refugees from other countries I see every day who barely speak English yet work their tails off for scholarships despite their poverty and the language barrier.


The free college education is MORE than payment enough, and it is MORE than what more deserving people who take out loans that they pay for for the rest of their lives get (if they manage to attend college at all). The university should have the right to make money off of them. If they were smart, they'd get a useful degree instead of an easy one so they could have life after the average 5 year career of an NFL player.

Free college education? Are you serious? The so called education they get is a drop in the bucket compared to the returns the schools get on tv deals, merchandise, and ticket sells. Also, have you listened to most of the student athletes that play collegiate ball? A significant number cannot even read or write. What kind of education are they getting. That's right, little to none. Football is more important, and they are the cattle that ensures everything remains the status quo.

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