Quote Originally Posted by NI4NI View Post
I understand the time and effort collegiate athletes invest, but they are not alone. To compensate them, shouldn't band members also be compensated? There are many students who put just as much time and effort into their courses of study, we sure do not want to exclude them. Somehow we've gone from paying for college to getting paid to get a college degree.

The system was not perfect before NIL, but it certainly is worse now, and as this beast grows it will undoubtedly become unsustainable. Sadly I don't see a path back to pre-NIL days either.
Yes, if 50,000+ people are showing up 12 times a year paying $100+ each to watch the band perform, they should get paid too.

Making the argument that athletes shouldn’t be paid because it would open the door to having to pay students cuz they work hard too is completely nonsensical. An example of the ridiculous logic we’re trying to shoehorn into a failing concept.