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Well one thing’s for sure… by FL_Irish
Nobody can accuse you of exaggerating your claims. “I have non-immediate family members who played college sports during the Carter administration” is about as weak a claim to expertise as I can fathom.
This has been swell. As noted, I think it’s perfectly possible to make a cogent argument that scholarships are adequate compensation for almost all student-athletes. I would suggest that you make that argument without resort to the ridiculous claim that being a Division I student-athlete is a part-time commitment. Anyone with 5 minutes experience of college athletics in the 21st century can tell you have no clue what you’re talking about when it comes to the demands on modern student-athletes. And what those demands entail has been broken down for you on a day-to-day basis repeatedly in this thread.