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Why not just let the market decide then? by gregmorrissey

Form the rules about classes and grades and fraud and unfair treatment. And enforce them.

But, let the schools and their boosters decide how valuable a 5-star All-American defensive end is relative to the coxswain on the crew team.

Maybe it destroys college athletics. It seems like we're on that path already. I'm skeptical that any kind of compensation "rules" will actually be enforced. And, I don't believe the 5-star defensive end should be forced to accept lesser compensation so the coxswain can enjoy the college athletic experience.

As a side note, we already have multiple college athletic associations (at least 2 that I know of in the NAIA and NCAA), so if the top 30 or 40 schools decide to leave the NCAA to form their own association it's not like it's completely unprecedented.