s the rule that only amateurs would only be allowed to participate in the Olympics. Look at it now. Almost the entire United States Olympic basketball team is made up of professional millionaires. To my knowledge the team does invite two college kids to come and play. Even track athletes receive millions for competing. It won't be long before the Olympic baseball team follows suit. As far as the television contract goes we're talking just about the college basketball tournament. Imagine what a TV network would give if the NCAA had a Division 1A three-week football playoff? With billions of television dollars coming into the NCAA for just men's basketball, how can the public keep buying the argument that schools have a hard time funding minor sports like rowing, swimming or tennis? With this type of money the NCAA could even pay supporting originations like the band or even the cheerleaders.
             Granted many of the student-athletes receive scholarships. Of course that could get pretty expensi
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