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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3146379, member: 1414"] Is it the most important part? Is it really? Clemson's players, minus Dabo and staff, wouldn't win a game. Minus Clemson's investments, they wouldn't have a stadium, a gym, a place to sleep or eat, uniforms or any fans. They'd have zero media exposure. They'd be a bunch of dudes playing football at the park. Sure, they'd be good, so maybe a tip jar could net them $50 between them from people in the park. It's like the ridiculous arguments that the workers at auto factories are critical. What? They are the most easily replaced element of the whole thing. The engineers designing the car, people handling compliance with thousands of pages of regulations, the building of the factory and procurement of materials, transportation of those and finished products, distribution and sales network, warranty and parts system, advertising, it goes on an on. Yes, Toyota makes billions. But it isn't because of some guy in Tennessee working the assembly line. Unlike that guy working the line building Camrys, these kids get a chance to earn a college degree, they get to loved by fans (and girls), they get top of the line training and nutrition guidance, they get free room and board, and they get exposure that gives them a chance to make a lot of money. And they get all that by playing a game that they love. Something they'd do for free. They aren't victims. They do get a fair cut in my view, or close to it. I'm sure Trevor the star QB is under-compensated, and the bench special teams guy is over-compensated. But just by a little. [/QUOTE]

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