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Message: [QUOTE="Jimdish255, post: 4819390, member: 137"] I was suggesting a trust fund contingent upon graduation should have been a central part of their compensation for about 10 years. That along with some regulated version of NIL could have staved off the madness they have unleashed on college athletics. But this was never about common sense, or negotiation, or players "working" conditions. It was about greed and who thought they could win the arms race. Now the Universities and donors involved are faced with an escalating market for players who can jump ship at any time, bench themselves when convenient, and have zero incentive to graduate. In essence many of them are mercenaries with family and friends giving a lot of bad advice. But the money is good and the "winners" get to pat themselves on the back at cocktail parties and board meetings while they dish out more and more for those moments of glory. That's probably the main reason this will be hard to salvage. Universities with integrity will still be there, but they will always have a harder time succeeding in this environment. [/QUOTE]