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So, the current factors that separate CFB from NFL Minor Leagues are:

1.  Players are nominally students.
2.  Players can't be drafted until three years out of HS.
3.  The rules are a bit different, this is eroding quickly.
4.  Winning your conference means something usually.
5.  Larger stadia often as not in CFB, at least with the elite teams.
6.  Quite a few teams are pastries.
7.  We still have bowl games for 6-6 teams, and worse.
8.  CFB relies heavily on "donations".

There are a few more I suppose.  

Differences that have gone away are pretty clear, 

1.  You can draft juniors now.
2.  CFB has a playoff similar to the NFL.
3.  Colleges have mostly figured out a specific set of courses that keep a player eligible that are creative.
4.  Players get paid, a lot in some cases, nothing in many cases.
5. ...

Limiting a kids ability to make money just because he doesn't excel in the classroom could be the next domino to fall 

I think they have to be enrolled for 12 quarter hours of classes, which isn't much, it takes 15 per quarter to graduate on time.  I presume the various courses designed to get a student up to college level count for this, like reading.  The first year should be pretty easy, and they have tutors who no doubt know all the tests ahead of time, so it can be rote memorization to pass a test.  I don't know the required GPA, but it's probably below 2.0?  (C).  

I'd guess an average fourth grader could manage this pretty well, and then qualify to be on the CFP committee.

Limiting a kids ability to make money just because he doesn't excel in the classroom could be the next domino to fall

Does he even have to be a student?

it's happennnnning....B1G & SEC are discussing ditching the NCAA....

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39619331/sources-14-team-college-football-playoff-momentum

One high-ranking official involved in the discussions told ESPN on Wednesday that the presidents and chancellors in both the SEC and Big Ten are having conversations about whether to continue their NCAA membership. It's a move that would impact and could possibly derail the TV agreement.

"Those conversations are happening," the source said, adding some feel "pretty strongly about pulling away. I'd say very strongly."

NCAA to be killed and replaced by nCaA

Totally different thing.

it's happennnnning....B1G & SEC are discussing ditching the NCAA....

Not until they bitch slap the Ann Arbor Astros