In Reply to: Agree but ... posted by lafong on September 05, 2026 at 16:11:18
First of all, college players are already pros. Once you accept that it all makes more sense.
Which pros are playing in college? I'm not completely up to speed on all the developments. It seems to be fringe guys who are just taking the 5th year that current players will all get. It's not like Patrick Mahomes is coming back to Texas Tech.
I agree that for competitive balance there have to be more limits. But the idea that kids are fairly compensated through education, meals, and trips is pretty farcical. Are coaches and administrators compensated with free gear and coupons?
Is it not ok to get paid millions to play football, but is ok to get millions to coach football? Is it ok for Martin Jarmond to make $2 million a year while Nico gets a Communications degree he hardly has time to study for and some free sandwiches?
Those days are over and are not coming back. Thankfully.