here's how espn basketball analyst, jay bilas, explains the argument. >> why would we deny athletes the right to fair market value and compensation in this multibillion-dollar business when no other student is restricted from being compensated, let alone coaches and administrators? they're all getting their fair market value based upon this multibillion-dollar enterprise. and my thing is, if they're old enough to sell -- and we're selling them like crazy -- they're old enough to be paid for it. >> others disagree. for one, barack obama, a longtime basketball fan, the president believes that paying student athletes would lead to quote-unquote bidding wars for players. yet, the president also said this to the huffington post. >> what does frustrate me is where i see coaches getting paid millions of dollars, athlete -- athletic directors getting paid millions of dollars, the ncaa making huge amounts of money and then some kid gets a tattoo or gets a free use of a car and suddenly they're banished. that's not fair. >> question, should student athletes be paid for their performances? eleanor