Reply #79: The point of

[Mr. Blonde]

the argument is that if they were not athletes they could get jobs while in school. Since they are athletes they cannot get jobs, and maybe without any income at all for the 4-5 years they are there. Is that fair? And who knows if paid maybe some of these superstars would hang around until graduation before jumping to the pros. So they will have something worthwhile to give back to society outside of their skills with a ball.