How exactly did we get here?

Yeah, it's certainly an interesting story.

And it really goes back to the 1950s.

I think it's really we could start maybe in 1956 when you get the NCAA comes up with the rule and they announced that, you know, athletic scholarships basically can be acceptable and would be the normal sort of legally recognized form of compensation.

for college athletes and keep in mind that the mca was arguing that student athletes were not employees right they couldn't receive compensation beyond educational benefits so they would get tuition room and board books they get some academic support medical care some cost of attendance stipends that would be some years later And what's really interesting about this is sort of the era, I mean, I'm dating myself here a little bit, Andrew, but I remember the kind of typical package, though, that students often get would be a little bit more than that.

You know, there would be ways for schools to cheat using boosters to help out.

For example, there's this movie I remember as a kid growing up called One-on-One, 1977, with Robbie Benson.

How is Union College going to compete with these bigger schools? Where are they going to get the money to pay a football player a million dollars or $10 million or $20 million to play?