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[QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 3270252, member: 523"]
Let them license their images and have endorsements.  If you are good enough to land one without use of the University trademarks then go for it.  The market will sort it out.  The idea that top athletes are choosing schools for any reason other than athletics is ludacris.

It also preserves the tax exempt status for the AD.

If Billy Bob's auto house wants to pay the second string guard to make an appearance, so be it.  My assumption is that won't be a ton of money.

If they want to pay Johnny Heisman QB prospect 200k to come to State U, that's fine too.  It's not my money and no different for recruiting than ESPN paying Indiana $40M to prop up it's athletic program.   If CR has taught us anything its that there will always be haves and have nots because the money disparity is always going to be huge.

The caveat here should be that you get one shot at playing as an NCAA amateur so pick your school wisely.  Sure you can transfer or even step down in division, but if there is going to be an outside the system marketplace for talent, the NCAA doesn't have to enable further chaos by letting kids jump schools and remain eligible for athletics.  Go play in a minor pro league.
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