Paying college athletes would only lead to more dirty money

Most schools don't have the money to pay athletes. Very few do

You would have to branch off football from all other sports and still wouldn't have a ton of teams that made enough money to do

Doesn't matter. The NCAA and its members do not want to pay their students for participating in extra-curricular activities, and if it were important enough to the students that they get paid for doing so, they would form their own professional league for college-age athletes.

i do in a way. i think giving stripends to college athletes would have little, in any effect on giving football and basketball stars the "$100 handshake" by well meaning jock sniffers. i'm plenty OK with giving college athletes what they used to get; it was called "laundry money" (having one's laundry done was commonplace in that era). it should be part of their scholarship and given because they really can't work a job. however, paying them big bucks is ludicrous. the damn nfl should have a minor league system for those that don't want to play for a college.

5 Reasons to not pay college athletics in no particular order

1. Title IX
2. Agents, Boosters, Shady friends of players etc will ruin it causing more regulation and higher expenses for everyone. Corruption will happen if athletes are allow to make money off signatures.
3. Uncle Sam- NFL athletes pay different taxes in different cities. This will open up the same tax burden on college athletes.
4. Jerseys Sales even for top athletes is not that much- Colleges get 10% royalties off sales. The Academic side of the University get the lions share leaving departments with 3% or so. 3% of $1million is $30k. Athletic department needs their cut. How is the athlete going to get $10,000? Give $4,000 to Uncle Sam. Is this really worth it?
5. Entitlement mentality- Do this and you will continue to add to the mentality in this country. I need, I am supposed to get, this is what I'm entitled too because I have dreads, cool Mohawk, ran for a 125 yards in a big game.

Athletes get paid through an education, meals, housing, training, first class experience etc. If you want to end this allow any athlete out of high school to go pro when they want. If you want to go to college play by the rules or go try to get paid in the pros.

End of story. This will ruin college football if it happens. The out for blood media types don't have a plan and don't know the implications of allowing this.

of course, the rich would get richer.

it would be a contest between who's boosters have the most cash.