This may be a fair decision but implementing it is going to be sticky. They said that the conferences can’t act in unison so it will be up to each conference to set the rules and limits. If one conference agrees to pay it’s athletes more than I can see the balance of power tipping in their direction. This is a slippery slope.
How dare them student-athletes take as cut of the gross sales of game jerseys sold with their names and numbers on the back. Greedy little souls, bless their hearts.
Why I chose to do my undergrad in Baltimore where la crosse not football was the school’s sport of choice. Not that I cared any way… I only went to one game.
1) The NCAA is a non-profit. It makes no profit; and 2) All the revenue the schools take is spent on sports plus some. No profit. Giving more money to football has caused Olympic sports to be decimated. The canary in the coal mine is men’s gymnastics: Down from 160 teams to just 13 today. NCAA men’s gymnastics provides most of the US Olympic Team.
University teams have played the part of Farm Teams for many decades. IMO, the pro teams should just make it official. And the kids in college who simply WANT to play some sport should be given that opportunity at the intramural level (as, indeed, they mostly are)
Actually, there were some students who did benefit from college football (half-a-century ago at NU). Those, whose fraternities/sororities/dorms had season tickets in the card section, who sold their seats ($25-50 a seat) and those who parked cars (in vacant lots) for $15 [$5 of which went to the land owner if known].
IT Sauzeech almost 3 years ago
This may be a fair decision but implementing it is going to be sticky. They said that the conferences can’t act in unison so it will be up to each conference to set the rules and limits. If one conference agrees to pay it’s athletes more than I can see the balance of power tipping in their direction. This is a slippery slope.
martens almost 3 years ago
What has all this to do with education? The new business model for education in the US?
brwydave Premium Member almost 3 years ago
How dare them student-athletes take as cut of the gross sales of game jerseys sold with their names and numbers on the back. Greedy little souls, bless their hearts.
mwksix almost 3 years ago
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JenSolo02 almost 3 years ago
Why I chose to do my undergrad in Baltimore where la crosse not football was the school’s sport of choice. Not that I cared any way… I only went to one game.
MFRXIM Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Cash cows? Indentured servants?
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And people STILL believe that College athletes don’t get “Compensated” and that they ONLY play for “The Thrill Of The Game”??
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jvscanlan Premium Member almost 3 years ago
1) The NCAA is a non-profit. It makes no profit; and 2) All the revenue the schools take is spent on sports plus some. No profit. Giving more money to football has caused Olympic sports to be decimated. The canary in the coal mine is men’s gymnastics: Down from 160 teams to just 13 today. NCAA men’s gymnastics provides most of the US Olympic Team.
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
NCAA: hypocritical as a conference of RC bishops.
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
University teams have played the part of Farm Teams for many decades. IMO, the pro teams should just make it official. And the kids in college who simply WANT to play some sport should be given that opportunity at the intramural level (as, indeed, they mostly are)
FrankErnesto almost 3 years ago
SCOTUS is ok with anything that doesn’t affect the rich or big business.
GreenT267 almost 3 years ago
Actually, there were some students who did benefit from college football (half-a-century ago at NU). Those, whose fraternities/sororities/dorms had season tickets in the card section, who sold their seats ($25-50 a seat) and those who parked cars (in vacant lots) for $15 [$5 of which went to the land owner if known].