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One problem: "CFB" isn't an organization. A few large schools might clear a nice profit, but overall, athletic programs break even or lose money. So if we go to some kind of pay-for-play plan, you'll end up with a league of 30 teams. What, then, do you tell the thousands of kids who needed that...

It's like raising minimum wage to $15. We can raise minimum wage, sure, but we will have to let go all of the people who were making minimum wage.

And just wait until all of the women who play non-revenue sports get invloved.

Sorry, haven't learned everyone's style yet. Thanks for the heads up.

When do you leave?

Did you purposely miss the point?

But no one can ever tell us why they are so excited to accept the opportunity to allegedly be treated like slaves. If it's such a burden, why not take classes at the local community college and forget about football? Or, since it's all about the money, why not get a job out of high school? It's...

We still have people who don't understand that they ARE breaking off a piece for the kids? Let me ask you this: would the players be okay with a "piece" if we took away the training table, tutors, doctors, etc.? Because we can't pay for everything AND pay the players.

But you're comparing adults - who expect to get paid for working - to students. What other students get to demand revenue sharing at age 18? Before you tell me about the "millions" brought in by football, I would suggest that you take a look at a university's overall budget.

Then why did they accept scholarships to begin with? Why do they throw huge parties to sign that letter of intent? Scholarships are valuable to 18 year old kids. In no other area of life to you get everything paid for AND get to demand a piece of the revenue.