Drew, I would tend to disagree with your initial assessment.  Here's why.  As much as the schools make on the system, there is only so much money to go around, so while high profile athletes like the Scout 100 would gain the lion share, most athletes wouldn't make much. And it is this lion share that cause most of the problems.  I'm also not against a cap.  But the money has to be in the 25k range to begin to have an impact.  I think this is like giving a spoonful to a starving child. It won't solve the original problem, which is "mom at home needs the money and I want to look good in my sweats."

I would also suggest that it could stimulate a superconference, something akin to a midlevel professional group of 25 or so schools that would provide a premium opportunity.  People would love to pay for that because it would attract the best players.  

Just thinking out loud.