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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 132010767" data-attributes="member: 1488840">Since the &quot;amateur&quot; student athlete is now a misnomer, I suggest we treat it like what it really is - a business. I propose these free market changes (which I fully 100% support):1. No more scholarships. Athletes sign contracts, whereby they can negotiate their salary, fringe benefits, etc.2. The university provides no additional services other than what the contract states. Student would be responsible for finding and funding own housing, food, and other support services above and beyond what is or is not in contract.3. Student must meet all academic standards established by the university. Failure to reach academic standards creates a breach of contract. 4. Failure to meet established goals set forth in the contract shall be deemed a breach of contract.5. If student leaves at any point during the terms of the contract, he shall be deemed in breach of contract. 5. Breach of contract by either party shall be grievable and subject to arbitration. Largely, the same standards that are in any coach's contract apply to the athlete also. Since so many feel the amount of money coaches make compared to the athlete is unbalanced, hopefully this will alleviate that burden somewhat. It's becoming &quot;professional&quot; now, so let's treat it as such.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 132010767, member: 1488840"] Since the "amateur" student athlete is now a misnomer, I suggest we treat it like what it really is - a business. I propose these free market changes (which I fully 100% support): 1. No more scholarships. Athletes sign contracts, whereby they can negotiate their salary, fringe benefits, etc. 2. The university provides no additional services other than what the contract states. Student would be responsible for finding and funding own housing, food, and other support services above and beyond what is or is not in contract. 3. Student must meet all academic standards established by the university. Failure to reach academic standards creates a breach of contract. 4. Failure to meet established goals set forth in the contract shall be deemed a breach of contract. 5. If student leaves at any point during the terms of the contract, he shall be deemed in breach of contract. 5. Breach of contract by either party shall be grievable and subject to arbitration. Largely, the same standards that are in any coach's contract apply to the athlete also. Since so many feel the amount of money coaches make compared to the athlete is unbalanced, hopefully this will alleviate that burden somewhat. It's becoming "professional" now, so let's treat it as such. [/QUOTE]

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