I disagree with your comment about players being exploited. Players are not forced to go to college to play sports, and the benefits were many, long before NIL raised its ugly head.
All tuition, room and board, and meals, along with a small stipend, made it a pretty good deal, one that cost us non-athletes plenty of money.
Plus, athletes get to schedule their classes ahead of all the other students, received free tutoring, and were sometimes given grades they didn't earn.
All in all, in my opinion, absolutely no exploitation. In fact, the current state of college sports has caused me to lose most of my interest.
I disagree with your comment about players being exploited. Players are not forced to go to college to play sports, and the benefits were many, long before NIL raised its ugly head.
All tuition, room and board, and meals, along with a small stipend, made it a pretty good deal, one that cost us non-athletes plenty of money.
Plus, athletes get to schedule their classes ahead of all the other students, received free tutoring, and were sometimes given grades they didn't earn.
All in all, in my opinion, absolutely no exploitation. In fact, the current state of college sports has caused me to lose most of my interest.