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Old Mon Aug 04, 2003, 06:59pm
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by theboys
Once again the love of money proves to be the root of all evil. Paying athletes to play will only lead us further down the path of destruction of amateur sports.

Bloom isn't advocating 'pay for play' - he's advocating changing rules which, among other things, prohibit student-athletes from holding jobs outside of the athletic department. Changing these type of rules, IMHO, makes more sense than 'pay for play.'


BTW, it's nice to see someone who knows the correct quote.
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