At the heart of it, I think student-athletes being just that would be the path. The devaluing of free education and all the other perks is sad, as is the fall of amateurism. But you can’t really have that anyway with college sports becoming huge business and coaches, clothing companies and networks making ungodly amounts of money.
The other side of the coin is how will these athletes been seen going forward? They aren’t just “kids” who have ups and downs and make mistakes. Especially w/ deals like this Miami stuff, these dudes are professional athletes and will have to deal with all of the negatives that come with that as well as the money.