Should college athletes be paid?

Coaches should be happy with their seven-figure salaries and their six-figure sneaker deals. Why should they want anything else?

 

It's only taken them 108 years or so, but athletes can now have unlimited meals!

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/10787521/ncaa-legislative-council-approves-expanded-meal-allowance

Free cream cheese for everyone!

 

Shit, Baron, that's pretty significant. Per diem is a major expense for college kids.

I would have broken their bank.

 

You joke, but that is a big deal. Also, a transparent attempt by the NCAA to defuse the complaining about athletes not having enough money to get something to eat when they want to.

Interesting that walk-ons are included.

 

There's going to be a lot more big deals coming in the next few years. NCAA is trying to get rid of the silly complaints, such as Oklahoma players eating too much pasta. But it's too little, too late.

 

Never said it makes the entire issue go away, but this is a significant change.

 

Our favorite dumbass AD from Texas puts his foot in his mouth again:

http://www.statesman.com/weblogs/bevo-beat/2014/apr/17/texas-ad-steve-patterson-northwestern-union-push-b/

And later on in the article, we find out, oh yeah, Patterson is a lawyer, too.