Players in college sports have been getting paid for a very long time, it's just out in the open now. The problem isn't they pay, the problem is the wide open portal. I don't think anyone has a big gripe with someone like Rienk, who has a graduate degree, moving on, but now that there's basically no penalty, everyone is testing the portal to see what they can get.
I still believe that this issue will work itself out over time to some extent. One thing that will never change is the NCAA making rules that benefit the Power 5 and hurt the mid-majors and smaller schools. I agree with a previous comment - eventually, the Power 5 (maybe 6) will have their own league and the rest of the schools will have their own.
FWIW - If you're separating the Big East from the traditional P5, as of this morning, there are still 8 non-P5 teams alive (San Diego State, Creighton, Princeton, Florida Atlantic Univ., Gonzaga, UConn, Xavier, Houston). On the flipside, only Alabama, Kansas St., Miami, and Texas are still alive from the P5 conferences.