Yeah, I get it. I’m saying what do you advocate paying them?

I don’t necessarily disagree with that, but you’re essentially pointing out that my solution is not perfect.

That’s fine, but then you’re advocating a break between college athletics and college, which I’ve already said would be a better solution than the status quo.

Yeah, yeah, I’m racist b/c I think there’s real value in an actual college education and that handing young kids a wad of cash might not solve more problems than it creates.

What are you advocating?

The idea that players are not currently compensated is predicated on the idea that their scholarships aren’t really worth anything. This is a valid point b/c players can’t really be expected to balance the 40+ hours of time they must commit to football/basketball (maybe others, too) with a meaningful academic load.

You’ve made no counterarguments.

There are no sane people in the room. One half demands there is nothing wrong with the status quo and the other half demands that what-should-be-amateur athletes get paid b/c the “amateur” part is an outright lie.

I have absolutely, 100 percent NOT made my mind up.

Yeah, yeah Cris Carter is a shithead, but what about the three other people on set who just sat there and pull him up on his shitheadedness?

The part I can’t get over is how so many people are debating whether Burfict hit him with his shoulder or his head.

Think that’s why he/she said “after that hit” and not “after he got up and walked off the field on national television.”

Re Manziel—Johnny D-bag didn’t do anything really outrageous until the wig trip to Vegas. Stupid, entitled, self-destructive, and all that, but not outrageous. And the media was all over him waaaaaay before that Vegas trip.

“But let me ask you, what other athlete has that level of scrutiny and negative takes on him or her...”

No, it’s not. The numbers I cited are accurate.

So I’m jealous of millionaire athletes, but not the billionaire owners? Ok.

No, it’s not.

I don’t understand why people keep raising this as a rebuttal.

ETA: Ahem, oops.

Of course not.