Endless Purple
Full Member
Doesn't millions of the revenue already go to scholarships, food, housing, training facilities, some medical care, tutoring and educational supplies, and stipends?I've written this already, but X percent of conference TV revenue should go into a fund for athletes, to be paid out in wages and scholarship expenses. They should be classified as work-study student employees and paid standard shares per on-field start, with a slightly lesser share for appearances as a substitute. Those shares should be pro-rated in value commensurate with the percentage of the contract that is paid out for their sport: in other words, the football players' share would be about 2000% larger than a volleyball player's share, because... well, you already know.
Paying by starts and plays on field would do wonders for club house unity and listening to coaches. (sarcasm by the way) "Yes, I am happy to support my fellow running back when he is on the field taking away some of my pay as the regular starter."