Is anyone else following the saga of NCAA?

[llowry61]

It was just a matter of time before this came to pass. Personally, I believe the players should be compensated and it is way overdue.

Colleges have been the pipeline to the NFL since the beginning and the universities with their billions in endowments kept up the "for the love of the game" and "providing scholarships" farce so they could continue to rake in the cash.

Try stepping on The Ohio State Universities trademarked items and see how fast they stomp you down.

This is about the money and the train has left the station.

 

[sceva]

And how many past athletes were stripped of medals and / or amateur status because it was found they were paid some negligible amount for one thing or another. Of course, at one time you had to be an amateur to qualify for the Olympics.

They are just admitting the reality; College players have been paid one way or the other for years. They may as well bring it out in the open and make it a fair share ( whatever that is)

 

[DWalt]

The greatest job opportunity for the rest of the century is to become a sports agent for high school kids.

 

[DWalt]

They are just admitting the reality; College players have been paid one way or the other for years. They may as well bring it out in the open and make it a fair share ( whatever that is)

It has been an open secret for many years that wealthy alums from prestige schools have provided essentially no-show jobs and other benefits for outstanding college athletes. A company I once worked for some years ago did that for TCU athletes. The boss man was a TCU grad. Access to this page has been denied

 

[Rustyt1953]

The boosters hold sway over the football programs. They use their deep pockets to draw the elite prospects to their alma maters.

"Same as it ever was". ~ David Byrne

 

[glenwolde]

Sure, the current system is a good deal for the student athletes.

It's a way, way, better deal for the schools and coaches. The athletic talent costs relatively little. The highest paid guy on campus is usually the football coach. That's hard for me to defend.

The highest paid High School football coaches in Texas make a salary in the $100,000+ range. The top college coaches make on the order of 10x that. It's gotten obscene.

The schools are making millions every year off the backs of the athletes. They aren't using it to lower tuition for everybody, that's for damn sure.

They use it to bigger the sports program, to get better recruits, buy better coaches, to win more, to get more money to bigger the sports program....

 

[DWalt]

Many may have seen this map regarding the highest paid state employees in every state, but it is still striking. In 39 of 50 states, it is either a football or basketball coach at some state university.The highest-paid job in every U.S. state - Vivid Maps

 

[lihpster]

The highest paid guy on campus is usually the football coach. That's hard for me to defend.

The highest paid High School football coaches in Texas make a salary in the $100,000+ range. The top college coaches make on the order of 10x that. It's gotten obscene.

The highest paid Public Employee is a football or basketball coach in 40 states. Not just on campus, but the state as a whole. Here in Oregon we have a former football coach who gets a $500,000 a year pension for life. Maybe if we paid the coaches less we could fund more police, which are desperately needed. At least more than a sports championship.

 

[paplinker]

Between this and the new transfer portal rules will it even matter anymore if the players attend college? What are football player graduation rates now days?

College football has always been the minor league but now maybe the door is open for non college teams with paid players to be part of it.

 

[DWalt]

Between this and the new transfer portal rules will it even matter anymore if the players attend college?.

To the extent that it ever did, it no longer does. At least for the major sports, the principal purpose of a player's college attendance has become to make the maximum money from it. Why go through any pretense of actually attending classes to get an education?

 

[djohns6]

Nick Saban saw all this coming and had the balls to say **** it and retire. He went out on top.

That may be true to a point , but he also saw the end of the dynasties where coaches like himself , Bear Bryant , etc. could recruit the best just by dropping off their business card . What kid didn't dream of getting playing time at one of the premier schools with a coach like that . Now it will be all about the money and the championships will be purchased .

 

[DWalt]

That may be true to a point , but he also saw the end of the dynasties where coaches like himself , Bear Bryant , etc. could recruit the best just by dropping off their business card . What kid didn't dream of getting playing time at one of the premier schools with a coach like that . Now it will be all about the money and the championships will be purchased .

Not to mention the sports agents and the Private Equity scum which will feed on this situation like vultures on carrion.

 

[375hh1973]

To the extent that it ever did, it no longer does. At least for the major sports, the principal purpose of a player's college attendance has become to make the maximum money from it. Why go through any pretense of actually attending classes to get an education?

They are NOT there to play school.

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

I can remember when very few professional sports players didn't have to work in the off season to feed their families. Players played for the love of the game, not an astronomical amount of money. My, how times have changed, and not for the better.

Many used to go into professional wrestling in the off season. Big names like Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel and Ernest "Ernie" Ladd come to mind off hand. When the gridiron ended, they kept to the squared circle and still made lots of $$$$$.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I don't care......Watching men/women playing ball is akin to watching paint dry.........I BE outdoors,

 

[cadmike]

To the extent that it ever did, it no longer does. At least for the major sports, the principal purpose of a player's college attendance has become to make the maximum money from it. Why go through any pretense of actually attending classes to get an education?

That's true for many of the higher level recruits, sure. Why does that bother you so?

If a football player signs up to play for Nick Saban, it's not about an education from Alabama. Not for him. And not for the school. Not now, not 10 years ago. Why is that wrong? It's been this way for years.

Why shouldn't a student athlete have NIL rights? Why should I be offended by that?

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Many used to go into professional wrestling in the off season. Big names like Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel and Ernest "Ernie" Ladd come to mind off hand. When the gridiron ended, they kept to the squared circle and still made lots of $$$$$.

Earnie Ladd's nick name was "The Big Cat". I knew him-he was pretty much a cripple in his later years and spent his time mentoring young kids. A really good guy-he lived in Baldwin, Louisiana

 

[Auburn4]

Just MHO. There will be no restrictions on how many players you can have on your team in any sport. Let's talk BIG TIME football. I support Auburn. No NCAA. IF I WIN THE LOTTERY, There will be 150 players on my team, getting Top Dollar. What have we done!!!! SAD, All for the DOLLAR?

 

[DWalt]

The Rubicon has been crossed.

 

[mtgianni]

The die was cast a long time ago when the NFL only took college seniors, and had no dealings with player development.
If you allow people to bet on games you had best allow that each of the teams have equal access to athletes that participate. In todays society you cannot stop gambling, especially on football. Letting colleges pay student athletes and cutting down on alumni funding individuals evens the process IMO.