I only disagreed because imo a track athlete at ISU should be able to bet on ISU FB or BB (as an example).
I get that it is highly unlikely that there is anything nefarious occurring in these scenarios. However, I also don't see a problem with holding scholarship athletes to a different set of rules and expectations than a regular student. They are getting a portion, or all, of their education paid for, and they have access to training and dining that the regular student doesn't.
It's similar to pre-NIL. Scholarship athletes were not allowed to accept any type of gift, even as simple as a meal paid for them. Sure it was a dumb rule, and many got away with breaking it, however if you were caught, then you were punished.