Most college sports programs lose money, and only a handful turn a profit. So paying athletes across the board seems like it would drain budgets that are not really there. I do not know, it just feels like that money has to come from somewhere.

Honestly my opponent might have a point, I am not sure how to answer it. My gut says if schools start paying athletes, the smaller sports get cut first. That is the practical downside I keep landing on.

I am not really sure what my opponent is even arguing, honestly. My gut says college sports are supposed to be about representing a school, not a paycheck. So paying players turns it into something else entirely, and that feels wrong to me.