No it is not, unless you lack the ability to put context into an argument. Maybe RM can't do that but I assume you can.I mean nobody in this thread has outright said players shouldn't be paid, but people have said "I don't like the way they're being paid", or "they should get paid but not too much", which are basically roundabout ways of wanting to limit players' ability to capitalize on their talents.
I personally think this system sucks and needs reform but I also realize that the players for the most part got the shaft for a very long time. I think it is ridiculous that coaches basically can do what they want and players were stuck with their dicks in their hand. It made zero sense that players could not make any money off their NIL but the schools sure could. The fix to that though is not lack of any rules whatsoever.
There were ways to get to a place where the players were treated fairly that aren't this. I mean football can kind of handle this...basketball is just a 4 alarm fire right now. The players are taking advantage as they should, but the sport will choke itself to death if we don't find a better way.
Brian Kelly though is not the guy who should be lecturing anyone on the proper way to do anything. His platitudes are as fake as his accent.