Saturday Blitz
Fansided

20 College football teams as Prince songs

By Michael Collins

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 04: Prince performs during the 'Pepsi Halftime Show' at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 04: Prince performs during the 'Pepsi Halftime Show' at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
20 of 20
Next
Mar 31, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; NCAA president Mark Emmert speaks to the media during a press conference at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; NCAA president Mark Emmert speaks to the media during a press conference at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

When Will We B Paid? – NCAA Division I Football

Tell-Tale Lyric: But every time we ask for pay or a loan
That’s when everything seems to turn out wrong
We been beat up, called names, shot down and stoned
Every time we do right, somebody say we’re wrong
Tell me
When will we be paid for the work we’ve done

The Prince non-album single When Will We B Paid was his angry cry for people of color who have served the United States in wars and foreign conflicts for decades, and for the scourge of slavery.

College football has its own scourge known as the NCAA. A governing body which exploits players for millions of dollars but refuses to let them make a living in the name of “amateurism”. Its all a facade to keep lining the pockets of the rich while limiting the opportunities of players while they are enrolled in school.

All schools, all teams, all the NCAA has to find a way to reverse what has happened in the past, and allow players to become profitable from their own talents, and it doesn’t take writing a check from the university to do it.

More saturday blitz: 10 CFB Rule Changes We'd Like To See

It’s time the NCAA loosened their iron grip, and gave an answer to when these dedicated and hard-working young men will be paid and allowed to make decisions on their own that affect their lives, just as their coaches are able to do.

Home/Alabama Crimson Tide