This is another example of decisions being made for athletes without their involvement in the process.
It’s always been this way. It’s not their system, and they are participants in a system they are fortunate enough exists in the first place. But they wanted to get paid, and here they are getting paid. Be careful what you ask for (for those left out in the cold).
Politically, just can’t see fees bankrolling athletes, especially outside the P4. And there will be some schools at that level, like Rutgers - with its large AD deficit - where the imposition of additional subsidies would most certainly be an issue among the general student body, parents, faculty, taxpayers, etc.
Seems like this whole thing is going to be tied up in perpetual litigation. House is settling nothing, except that lawyers will come out on top every time. Geez!