I don't think this decisions is a "good thing", but it isn't necessarily the wrong decision either. The NCAA is full of hypocrisy though on many levels and for realistic assessment, the NCAA Football is a minor league football program who has some very draconian rules that make it extremely difficult financially for players. I think the whole scholarship awarding process and rules structure needs to be revamped from the bottom up.
I use to be a pretty big fan of baseball... but I lost that about 10 years ago. I now casually follow the races.. but I haven't watched a full baseball game from start to finish in over a decade.