[OutsiderFan]

Universities that play big time sports are making their own market decisions not to pay athletes as employees.  When the lives of athletes getting free educations and professional training becomes so terrible that they refuse to sign LOIs and grants in aid, the market will provide an opportunity for a minor league system to develop. 

All David Shaw is saying is he believes steadfastly that the university mission is developing young people for lives after undergrad, be that through education, lessons from being on a team, or relationships made at school.  Minor leagues aren't going to do or care about any of that. 

It's fair to point out the salaries of coaches and how they don't want to give money up to pay their athletes.  It's totally unfair amd a bit presumptious to assert a coach really doesn't care about the lifelong development of his charges and is just paying lip service to preserve his own compensation.

[OutsiderFan]

Universities that play big time sports are making their own market decisions not to pay athletes as employees.  When the lives of athletes getting free educations and professional training becomes so terrible that they refuse to sign LOIs and grants in aid, the market will provide an opportunity for a minor league system to develop. 

All David Shaw is saying is he believes steadfastly that the university mission is developing young people for lives after undergrad, be that through education, lessons from being on a team, or relationships made at school.  Minor leagues aren't going to do or care about any of that. 

It's fair to point out the salaries of coaches and how they don't want to give money up to pay their athletes.  It's totally unfair amd a bit presumptious to assert a coach really doesn't care about the lifelong development of his charges and is just paying lip service to preserve his own compensation.