a tiny tiny sliver of college athletes will play professionally, a good way to think about it, is that college athletics is sort of communist society in action

a tiny tiny sliver of college athletes will play professionally, a good way to think about it, is that college athletics is sort of communist society in action where the future professionals athletes subsidize benefits for the athletes that won't be future professionals. Relative to most minor league athletes or aspiring Olympians, 35K isn't a bad salary.