Fact is, they tune in to watch star players and their team

win. They tune out if the product is poor...less attendance, less eyeballs on TV and soon you are looking to join the Ivy League. The same applies to all entertainment. I am not going to the Bruce Springsteen concert if they announce that Bruce's spot is being taken by a cover band. Yes, some will go to see the cover band but they won't pay top dollar and you will have maybe 500 fans there instead of a sold out stadium.

The 2 and 3 star guys are replaceable. If they play well, they earned their scholarship. If they ride the bench for 4 years, they were overpaid. This really isn't that complicated.

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it doesn't matter who they are specifically tuning in for - jt 2023-03-23 17:58:42
- As a Kansas Citian, people said the Chiefs could not win - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 22:40:14
So the three start who works his ass off every day for five - wpkirish 2023-03-23 14:40:21
- The two and three star guys are paid with scholarships of - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 15:23:57
  - Agree here. It's the sports world, like the NFL or NBA etc. - MrE 2023-03-23 15:28:29
    - The NFL has a minimum salary * - NavyJoe 2023-03-23 15:38:24
      - Yes, I'd pay a 2- or 3-star $100,000 per year on average - MrE 2023-03-23 15:47:33
        Would the 100k for 2-3 stars apply to all D1 programs? - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 16:25:27
        I recommend $30M-40M/yr for CFB player payroll per team - MrE 2023-03-23 16:28:31
        Most of those athletic departments are funding other - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 16:36:28
        I don't know. - MrE 2023-03-23 16:37:53
        "Collateral damage" is guaranteed as all the money gets - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 17:33:59
        nobody watches the have-nots anyways. Except gamblers - MrE 2023-03-24 17:36:56
        Agreed and a potential future of college football D1 * - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 18:54:29
- He's likely appropriately compensated by his scholarship. - tdiddy07 2023-03-23 14:46:01
  - The OP said he would be overpaid if they ride the bench, - wpkirish 2023-03-23 14:58:53
    - Technically, they are overpaid if they don't play. Ask - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 15:26:31
      - Key phrase of course being they had a choice. - wpkirish 2023-03-23 18:43:03
  - He’d be compensated more with revenue sharing for players - NavyJoe 2023-03-23 14:51:52
    - I don't think that's a sound assumption. - tdiddy07 2023-03-23 15:33:32
    - So you are saying players should be paid for not being - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 15:30:06
      - 50% to players for all FRR (Football Related Revenue) - MrE 2023-03-24 16:10:30
        What sort of numbers are you saying would work for players? * - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 17:21:09