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[QUOTE="BBallF, post: 5266906, member: 10435"]
It's a really interesting and important subject we are discussing. I think the request for change, barring some scandal, will come from the colleges themselves. I see the mid majors and lower tier teams, even in a conference like the Big East, being unable to compete for quality players and not holding onto them after they develop. It's happened already to the men's team at Seton Hall for example and at Providence. No contracts so no deterrent or penalty for jumping ship for a better deal after a year in which the player was paid, was developed, and received a free education. There has to be a balance to the system and there isn't now.  Also, the current graduation rate in the SEC for football, perhaps the highest NIL money sport, is 56% so I don't see a strong educational impact there. One thing it has done however is make it more lucrative to stay in school and get paid so that is probably why the overall student athlete graduation rate is at 91%. That latter stat includes women which is self explanatory.
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