re: Those of you who are calling for JHC's head....

Only a handful of universities break even or even make a profit off of the athletic department. 10%, according to the latest data. You have to consider more than the frugle UGA AD department. We chide them all the time for this. ( Link 1, Link 2, Link 3)

The players won't be making any profits; they would be subsidized from the increased tuition paid by those not fortunate enough to be good at football. Even those universities who manage to make profits (with only a few exceptions) still take money from student tuition and other university subsidies.

Regardless of what happened to Richard Samuel (he could have transferred if he thought he wasn't getting a fair shake, like many players do), he still got an education at UGA. Most players don't make it to the NFL, anyway, and if he had the skill (regardless of what we did with him on the field), he could have walked-on with a pro team. Even if he didn't get developed like YOU think he should have, that's what happens. He still could have gone elsewhere.

These players make upwards of $125,000 a year in scholarships, per diem, housing, food, tutoring, swag from bowl games, and the contacts they make are priceless. They also (typically) don't have to work as hard academically to make grades as those who don't have athletic scholarships. Is it "fair" that a kid works his way through school (without a scholarship), stays up late studying every night, and busts his butt every day for 4 years to get an education and then has to compete for jobs with thousands others with the same degree who graduated at the same time without the same contacts that these athletes have? Maybe grad students who contribute towards studies that get grants for the school should get paid, as well.