Now schools are starting to give the players a stipend, but there aren't any rules on how to determine that. In this cut from an article on NDNation you can see that 4 schools, PSU, Neb, Wisc and MSU all pay different amounts. This is the first year and I'm sure there will be some adjustments as it will become another recruting point, if you have a choice of Penn State or Mich State to play at you might say I'll make more money at Penn State and go there...won't take that happening very many times till the competitors all rise to the highest level offered. Also I eagerly anticipate the first lawsuit from a student athlete of a sport that isn't getting paid or a woman athlete also not getting paid.
And away we go. What comes next. Bidding wars. Sanctioned caps followed by under the table payouts. Maybe unionization of student athletes followed shortly by player agents. Maybe a strike. Maybe $200 tickets. Seat licenses. Higher cable fees.
Somebody posted that Auburn is going to pay all of their student athletes something like 2700$, if you're going to pay it does seem fair/prudent to pay everybody rather than just football players. But again since there is apparently no guidelines as to how much to pay, or if you have to pay them all it's probably going to get a little dicey. If a school like Auburn is going to pay all it's athletes, the minor sports esp like baseball and golf where nobody gets a full ride will have an advantage over schools who don't pay or pay less. Here we gooooooooooooo. I wonder what would happen if the schools just said kid you're on your own if you can make money selling your image/endorsement/autograph/etc have at ...worse IMHO.
:?: So Auburn has decided to reduce the payments it makes to football players? How will that help them?