I think you lost me there. Why would your example of 500 signed footballs for $200,000 constitute "abuse"? Who is harmed in that scenario? The idea that football and basketball players should subsidize the other sports and the school with ticket sales, merchandise etc. is already problematic, but I understand the…

Saying something is wrong is not the same as saying the solution is easy

I'm curious: are you arguing for the status quo where football players can't get anything (even for something like selling their own signatures) or are you only arguing against getting compensation from the universities/ NCAA?

Wait, Tetris isn't a game?

Can we ungray Keith please? He is pretty much making your case for you.

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