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The problem is the pay is the same as when the ncaa brought in $50 million a year. Last I heard, it was approaching a billion a year, and the pay is still a free education.

Those are good points and would make the most of the system we seem to have right now. That said, I’d like to see a totally different system since we’ve started down this road. The issue I see is that once you pay kids to play in the bowl game, that opens the door for kids to negotiate money...

Because you don’t pay a guy to not sit out the super bowl. He signs a contract for that year and plays in the games your team is eligible for. Since there’s a contract, everyone has rights and responsibilities and those are clear. There’s no need to negotiate each game.

Once anyone started to profit financially from football, amateurism didn’t make sense. It’s pretty amazing that the ncaa got as big as it has and lasted as long as it has on the idea that even though there’s were hundreds of millions being made, the players didn’t deserve a cut. Other than...

given the current system, that’s not a terrible idea. But then again, this is a terrible system. Why not just settle on what a kid is worth and sign a contract? What’s the point of a system where a kid is on your team, but you have to pay him again every time you want him to play? If you...