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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 2700716, member: 5823"] I will never agree with that definition of "free". These kids are being given an education room and board and meals [B]in exchange for [/B]playing a sport. That definition of "free" could be easily extended to include any meals you ate in the mess hall or your housing allowance when you were in the military. We both know those things were not free. Granted not all schools make money from athletics, however the NCAA Men's Tournament is a billion dollar property and Coach K gets to collect $1M/year because his team wears Nike. The NCAA has no incentive to change the model where the essential labor force is compensated in college tuition. With the UNC ruling the NCAA says it is not their responsibility to ensure the quality of an education yet the NCAA gets to maintain a billion dollar property under the umbrella of a non-profit. [/QUOTE]