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[QUOTE="Rowdy831, post: 4654737, member: 12516"]
This will be another blow to college sports.  Are you going to pay all players or just those that play on the field?  Every player regardless of playing time has the same requirements as the others.  Many players are given access to schools with waivers they otherwise wouldn't be able to qualify for, what about them?  Cut teams down to 53 every year and if you make the team you keep your scholarship and also get a paycheck, would that be better?

Michigan has one of the most profitable athletic programs.  They have just over 900 athletes competing in 29 sports so if they only got paid $1500 it would cost the athletic department $16.2mil per year before any infrastructure expenses associated with the change.  Many schools are already losing money so how will this be feasible for them?

Keep in mind that the salary is the least expensive part of doing something like this with any company.  In the end this is a way for the Union to nudge their way into the NCAA money cart and they should be told NO!!
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