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the top 40 teams or so should split off by jt

for the remaining teams, these ideas of no-show jobs, etc. are not realistic. It would likely be very, very easy to govern. And truthfully, who cares if someone wants to pay the local halfback a little extra money to sign some autographs or something? As long as it isn't the school, I don't see why anyone should care.

The top 40 teams are basically a true minor league for the NFL and need to have a similar setup, complete with some type of collective bargaining for the kids, rules regarding extra pay and benefits, etc. The NCAA is no help there.