Wow, I knew college players got less than pro athletes buy not to this scale. Matter of fact I'm one of those people that believed that once an elite school chooses you, you can live an easy going even lavish lifestyle as long as you get the grades and score those touchdowns.
But this is appalling, they get scraps for entertaining the glutons, its almost like we're back in the days of gladiators fighting for their freedom/fame only to be forgotten when a new prodigy shows up or death comes knockin.smh
But I still dont think commercialised college sports should be completely eradicated, but those scolarships should be spread among more talented students, the school should get less and the coaches paychecks along with how much power their views/biases hold should be drastically cut too.
More pro athletes should talk about these things, then maybe their fans can take a stand against the system and things will change.
Yeah, I think that the majority of people think that making it to college means that you have it set. I was personally not aware that these players actually paid athletic fees. Such a small % of these athletes are getting any rewards at all. I think that the players don't complain because this is their best ticket to get a shot at the pros. That is the end game for the majority of them and there is a large number that never actually graduate.
Its sad really, the students chase the glorified lifestyle and the schools just take advantage of their position. Hopefully that system is made fair and the revenue is distributed proportionally to each party's contribution on the team. Doubt that would happen soon tho :(