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Message: [QUOTE="olehead, post: 2599390, member: 4474"] Compensation is key. Base compensation on revenue generated. Is the coach worth $3 million per year vs. the UConn basketball player's value loosely calculated at $106,000 a year (this includes room, board, tuition, books, fees and other expenses for the UConn student)? The walk-on's value, the last man on the bench has value relative to the generation of revenue. If men's b-ball generated revenue, factoring in all revenue streams tied to the program is significantly greater than 106k per player, pay the players and staff accordingly. This should result in an extreme market adjustment for the salaries of coaches, university athletic program staffers, and administrative higher-ups. I believe players and their families will soon grow tired of this charade of amateurism and begin to seek out other options. The driving force is the NBA best interest. There are plenty of corporate bodies desiring to seize on this opportunity to snatch up top 100, top 200 high school talent and either place them overseas or for the purpose of establishing a league (see LaVar). If these options vying for great high school talent becomes of substance, perhaps the NBA begins to feel the heat and will need to make adjustments. Certainly, one and done would be dead. The G-league would have to become an attractive option, the No. 1 option for great high school talent. And in order to do so, it would need a substantial upgrade, starting with salaries. Whether the FBI ultimately simply kicks up dirt or it seriously strikes NCAA basketball (and later football), the real impact is that players and families that may have never considered their market value and immediate economic power are now doing so, mainly because this FBI investigation and the commentary which has flowed from the investigation has made it crystal clear which now makes the NCAA far from the only game in town. [/QUOTE]

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