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Of course for many years the entire system was set up to by wpkirish
prevent athletes from being able to make those moves. In fact the changes you are complaining about coming about as the system moves toward what you are saying is the way it shoud work.
I am honestly baffled about what you believe. Part time but not part time. Overpaid with a a scholarship but should get a living wage.
Sports in our society have changed significantly in the last 40 years. No longer are MLB / NFL / NBA players required to have "real jobs" in the offseason to the pay their bills. You want to compare college football and basketball to minor league baseball bit of course they generate billions more in revenue than minor league baseball.