re: Do you anti-student athlete posters wish they were paid now?

They are paid moron. They are on scholarship. Most college athletes get about 75K worth of benefits per year. Add it up. It's a pretty good deal.

In contrast, a minor league baseball player gets a signing bonus but then will get about 6K to play single A, 10K to play double AA. 15K to play AAA.

Ditto with basketball.

If you pay the players, it will ruin college football which IMO is the greatest most entertaining sport. There will be some left winger who will try and unionize these kids. Once that happens it is over.