the elite players get only a small % of the benefits compared to the economic
return they give their schools and the NCAA. they certainly aren't slaves, but
they are entitled to and should protect their long term interests. until the
schools offer to pay for or subsidize disability or injury insurance, the players
would be foolish to jeopardize their ability to sign a lucrative contract by playing
in a bowl game. football is a sport where a catastrophic injury can happen at
any time and will happen to far too many athletes. they are doing the prudent
not the dumb thing.
return they give their schools and the NCAA. they certainly aren't slaves, but
they are entitled to and should protect their long term interests. until the
schools offer to pay for or subsidize disability or injury insurance, the players
would be foolish to jeopardize their ability to sign a lucrative contract by playing
in a bowl game. football is a sport where a catastrophic injury can happen at
any time and will happen to far too many athletes. they are doing the prudent
not the dumb thing.
I don't blame the players one bit. The amount of money these schools make for a scholarship that most of these players really don't use to get an education is pretty ridiculous. If the school cares so much about these big name players not sitting out, they can take an insurance policy out to protect them in the event of an injury. The only reason Andrew Luck played his 3 years was they had a policy taken out by his parents and if he even broke a finger nail, he was going to get paid. My heart doesn't bleed for the school and the gamblers can adjust (it's not like they don't know about it before the game starts).
