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howatzer wrote
Many professional jobs - law, medicine etc "force" people to pay Universities for degrees as a prerequisite. You could make the argument that law schools and the Bar Association "collude" to keep people out of the industry as "a system which forced people to join a union or otherwise restricts their ability earn money with their abilities".
I have certain sympathies with that argument.
It is not a good comparison though for many reasons. The professions like that are regulated and licensed (for good or ill) by the States. The relevant regulatory authorities are the ones who make the requirements. Further, there are not a single national entities like the NCAA or NFL which effectively monopolize the market. Professions like this are also the exception, not the norm.
Professional schools also don't limit your ability to profit from your abilities while in school. You can't be a lawyer, but you can do whatever you want for whatever remuneration you can get while in law school. Nor does the law school profit from selling you in your classes on TV or your jersey - all of which have value based substantially on your talents.
There just is not a reasonable comparison between the professional school and college athletics.
A.
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