IndianaVol
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This argument is exactly why the "players as employees" will never happen.
The universities and athletic departments will fight against that for this very reason...once players become employees, they are now employees of a public institution and as such their salary is public information.
The only way that works is like Steve Spurrier laid out. You pay them, but you pay them all equally.
That doesn't really work in the capitalist system though since a player at UT will draw more revenue than a player at Vandy just due to ticket sales, merchandising, etc.
So that can't been seen as completely fair either.
The universities and athletic departments will fight against that for this very reason...once players become employees, they are now employees of a public institution and as such their salary is public information.
The only way that works is like Steve Spurrier laid out. You pay them, but you pay them all equally.
That doesn't really work in the capitalist system though since a player at UT will draw more revenue than a player at Vandy just due to ticket sales, merchandising, etc.
So that can't been seen as completely fair either.