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Originally Posted by sammyg2
My brother played baseball at a state university. Not gonna say which one, but he took em to their first world series win.
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I'm guessing Fullerton...doesn't matter, he could play.
Here is what I would do, which addresses the players and those that get left behind (most of them):
- For every year you are on scholarship, you get two years on the school to get a BS/BA: Meaning, once they used you up, you get to go get a degree. It is amazing how when one door closes another should open. This gift should not have an expiration date. Books, tuition, dorm room, the works. I want educated folks, given a chance, after the athletics, when the school has benefited.
- You can try and turn pro whenever you want. If it doesn't work out? Go back and play. Name one industry that proscribes "eligibility". Still can't make the pros? See above.
- Pay. Always the rub. Establish a maximum, say Texas, at the top tier, so the little schools can decide if they want to pony up the bucks: Texas sets aside 2% of total revenue for paying players, which they can, like the NFL, decide HOW they want to spent it. Smaller schools, with big pocket boosters, can match the "Texas" spending limit in any way they want. Pay more and get the talent.
Let us admit that college sports are broken...