i think it is. i think when you look at college sports at this point and being that college sports is such a big business, it s time to pay players. how much do you pay these players, because on a pay scale, you know, some guys are going to perform way better than others and some guys are overrated so that s what you have to figure out. reporter: northwestern says it will appeal the ruling claiming the athletes are primarily students. the unisays, quote, unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concrete concerns raised by student athletes. one labor attorney says regardless of northwestern s appeal, college sports will change. this is one of those sort of lightning bolt type developments that shakes up the whole landscape potentially. it isn t a done deal right now, but it opens up all these issues and heightnence the focus on