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09-20-2019, 04:47 PM | #21 | |
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It's very bad that people can't just retreat into sports and pretend that bad things, sometimes even in sports, are happening. It's ridiculous that people are making millions of dollars off of kids who get suspended if someone buys them lunch. And it's ridiculous that these guys making millions from the university off of the kids' unpaid labor can get money from doing a TV show, a radio show, and doing appearances while the kids get nothing. Plenty of people are getting a lot of money off these kids. It's exploitation, clear and simple. And save me "they get an education". Because often the schools cheat the kids out of even that. And when they don't, it's still not commensurate with what the universities, coaches and administrators get. If universities are going to have athletics, then it should be more like intramurals. Let paid leagues replace the NCAA |
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Somethings, say, education, even though they aren't profitable, are important enough to society that society pays for them. Mainly thorough taxes. College sports isn't one of those things |
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09-20-2019, 05:50 PM | #24 |
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Maybe you are right. Maybe I am. It's all speculation Like I said, I think alumni pride will impede some teams to stay at the top level whether they can or not.
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So many unknowns at this point... about something that is likely to happen in some form eventually. But what form? If we're talking about allowing student athletes to make enough money for basic living expenses & walking-around money, that's one thing. But allowing them to profit off of their own image, etc., is quite another. That turns a high schooler into a multi-millionaire in short order. And without regards to whether that's right or wrong, it would have ramifications. Wouldn't, for example, end-of-the-bench Duke hoopsters have a huge advantage over non-star-but-still-starting linemen and linebackers at, say Michigan? (Simply because there are only about 11 or 12 Duke basketball players any given year, whereas there are many more football players; and imagine the advantage those end-of-the-bench hoopsters have over the last 40 or so guys on Michigan's football team)...
Geography would play a role, too, and not only if some teams are part of a pay league and others aren't... And let's say we're talking big money, rather than a small stipend-like, even distribution. If it's a zero-sum game (not saying it would be, but it could be), then that money that the Univ's - besides lining their trustees' coffers - are using to support other, lower-revenue-generating sports would end up in the pockets of the star basketball and football players, mostly male in basketball and exclusively male in football. For that reason alone, I'm guessing that we are years and years away from something that pays college athletes unless it is extremely limited in scope and dollar amount. Otherwise, lawyers will be making a ton during years and years of litigation... Last edited by thehef; 10-02-2019 at 05:22 AM. Reason: clarity |
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Fair Play Act is unfair to smaller states.
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09-30-2019, 04:16 PM | #28 |
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I don't get that. Exactly how are programs on an even field now? Not as if things are currently balanced. The landscape will change for sure. But the "haves" are always going to be there. If it ain't the money, it's the prestige. If it ain't the prestige, it's the location. If it ain't the location it's something else. People who like the current status quo always preach gloom & doom when change comes. If there are colleges that don't like it, it is their own fault. Cause institutions, whether colleges, businesses or industries, always wait till change is forced on them to address clear injustices that favor them. Instead of being proactive & doing the right thing. Then they proclaim Armageddon's imminent arrival when anyone tries to address it. Now the governments are taking the decision away from them. Bout time.
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This isn't about competitive balance. That isn't what these bills are about. It is about correcting an unfair weight players have to endure. Why should players be restricted from earning a living? What other group is put under such a condition? Like I said before, if certain schools get pushed aside because of this, IT IS THEIR OWN FAULT for not taking care of this themselves instead of giving the government time to get off their tookus.
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I'm for paying student athletes, but I don't like the idea of state governments' dictating the policies of private universities. Shouldn't they be able to decide whether they pay their athletes or not? And athletes can choose whether to go there or not. The WSJ had a quote from the AD at Pepperdine worrying about the implications of the new law. It's one thing to mandate this for the UC schools; another to force this on places like Pepperdine.
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Edit: one other thing. Everyone thinks only about the football and basketball side of it. This affects all sports. There are a lot of Olympic sports that athletes need sponsorships in order to train. But they have to forego their scholarship or the sponsorship.
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California is forcing the NCAA's hand — and no, the college sports world isn’t going to end - Yahoo!Sports
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Heard some interesting talk about this bill, and its effects on some of the non-revenue sports. While the talk seems to be mostly about the big name athletes, the discussion was about players with the non-revenue sports being able to be paid to work in volleyball or swimming camps and get benefit from the camp using their name.
While most of us wouldn't know who the top women's volleyball players are, junior high and high school players probably would and the name would be a draw. Overall, I don't mind the idea too much if there are controls. the idea was floated on Golic and Wingo today that if the deals are required to be in writing, this might bring a better level of accountability than we currently have now.
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It is their own fault that they didn't come up with a solution before the state stepped in. They could have come up with a plan that would have placated both sides. But no, the schools wanted complete control. Now it is out of their control. So I don't feel sorry for them. If they see a problem, even if it is to their advantage, they should fix it voluntarily. Or a greater power will fix it for them and leave them w/no advantage.
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Very reasonable argument.
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