I have always thought that the college sports model needs to be completely destroyed.
The athletic department and the school need to be completely separate entities.
Pay the players, give out no more scholarships for the athletes, just pay them instead. The players no longer have to attend any classes, as they really are not students. The players can be fired(released), traded, etc.
And get rid of all non-revenue sports. Each sport has to pay their own way from now on. If women's soccer and men's cross-country can't turn a profit, then they are axed.
And men's basketball gets to keep 100% of its revenue. No more using men's basketball to fund everything else.
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