Programs don't want to be paying players out of TV/athletic department revenues...

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By Brutus on 18:58:35 04/21/24
[In reply to "I agree. But there hasn’t been a single University President anywhere who has expressed interest (m)" by buckeyecurt, posted at 18:45:12 04/21/24]

...because then the many grifters in these administrations and departments would have to take pay cuts. Or be fired.

: in this. From what guys like Jay Bilas & National writers say, it’s an absolute non-starter under any circumstances for college boards of directors.

: It’s such an easy fix & they seem to be standing on principle and some crazy belief that college athletes should remain part of the student population, not the payroll.

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And as Bilas says, they’re selling it as doing it in the name of taking the moral high ground. (m) - buckeyecurt [19:03:24 04/21/24]
- Bilas is now a shill for ESPN Business…..they are in it for themselves too. How dare he preach…..he’s a hypocrite * - Trucker22 [22:00:32 04/21/24]
- No surprise you align with Jay Bilas.* - Buck Soup [20:54:31 04/21/24]
  - Putting aside your opinions on Bilas, what is he wrong about? * - buckeyecurt [05:10:52 04/22/24]
    - Pompous, high horse ******* who constantly complains from his perch (m) - Buck Soup [08:26:29 04/22/24]
    - Considering he talks out of both sides of his mouth, is pompous, arrogant, and a hypocrite... * - BlainetheTrain [08:20:36 04/22/24]
- few individual players are worth that in TV revenue in the college game. especially basketball... - Brutus [19:39:51 04/21/24]

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