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3 Va. Sports & Ent. L.J. 226 (2003-2004)
Forward Progress? An Analysis of Whether Student-Athletes Should Be Paid

handle is hein.journals/virspelj3 and id is 232 raw text is: Article Forward Progress? An Analysis of Whether Student-Athletes Should Be Paid Christopher M Parent* In trodu ction ................................................................................................. 226 I. Is the NCAA Somewhat To Blame? ....................................................... 230 A. Mission Impossible: The NCAA's Struggle To Uphold the Integrity of Intercollegiate Athletics ............................................... 230 B. Is the NCAA in Need of Reform? ................................................. 232 II. Current Legislative Initiatives ............................................................... 234 III. Pay-for-Play: Logical But Unfeasible ................................................. 237 A. Adding To the Athletic Scholarship Ceiling ................................... 237 B. Paying Athletes Beyond Full Scholarships ..................................... 239 IV. Survivor-NCAA: Big-Time College Athletics Pits Capitalism V ersus A m ateurism .............................................................................. 241 V. The NCAA's Exposure to an Antitrust Attack .................... 244 V I. R em edy ................................................................................................ 249 A. Student-Athletes Must Earn Their Degrees To Receive the Benefit of the Bargain ..................................................................... 249 B. Minor Leagues in Football and Basketball Would Provide More Options to Athletes Ill-Prepared for College ......................... 254 C onclu sion .................................................................................................. 256 INTRODUCTION Not that there's anything new about the essential unfairness and phoniness of amateurism-the hypocrisy of the system has been there since the start-it's just that we like to forget about such distractions while we're enjoying the spectacle of, say, the Fiesta Bowl, with two well-marketed teams playing in prime time for the national championship. . Because we crave college football for its 226

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