A lot of those âgetting richâ from college athletics include contract laborers that do the construction of the new facilities, maintenance people that keep them running and clean, training staffs, people that make the furniture and game rooms, marketing personnel that help sell tickets and support services for season ticket holders, etcâŠ
There are the ESPN execs of course.
How many Aggies would buy a Manziel Tshirt if he went to another school? It is the school that makes the player well known, not the player that makes the school.
edit: The player should probably pay the schools for as an agent for making them famous, then they can cash in after they leave.
Can anyone name a single professional sport that has free market for paying the players? I think most all have some sort of salary cap or method of discouraging one rich team from buying all the good players.
There are also few free markets in the American way. They tried that and people like the Rockefellers and others used their power to force any competition out of business with unfair practices.
It will only do the same with college football, which is not in the spirit of sportsmanship - the main essence of sports.
This bill doesnât go into effect until January 1, 2023. The NCAA already had 5 years to come up with a solution so now they have 3 more.
Instead of athletes being paid under the table, like what is going on now, they will be paid out front where they can also pay income taxes.
The bill would allow college athletes to sign the same types of endorsement deals and sponsorship agreements as professional athletes, and it would prohibit schools and the NCAA from punishing athletes who take such income. It essentially would create an Olympic-style income model in California: Schools would not be forced to share the revenue they generate from sports but must permit athletes to cash in on their name or status, if they can.
There are some limits on potential athlete income. Last week, a provision was added to the legislation to prevent athletes from signing deals that would conflict with a school contract. An athlete at a Nike-sponsored school couldnât sign an endorsement deal with Adidas, for example.
Once considered unthinkable by college sports power brokers, allowing name, image and likeness income for college athletes has emerged in recent years as potential middle ground in the long-running debate over NCAA amateurism rules.
As the recent Justice Department investigation of Adidasâs youth basketball operations showed, major shoe companies already are trying to pay top high school recruits. According to CBS Sports, a recent anonymous survey of more than 100 Division I menâs basketball coaches found 77 percent support allowing their athletes to make name, image and likeness income.
Interesting
Here we goâŠNCAA tells California governor college athlete 'fair pay' bill is 'unconstitutional' | Fox News
Now the debate has become serious since California has thrown the first punch. Itâs finally going to be resolved one way or another by the supreme court.
Itâs not done yet. The Governor can still veto it.
https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/09/10/california-fair-pay-play-act-law-ncaa-pac-12
THE ACT COULD BE RENDERED MOOT BEFORE 2023
The world around the Act could change in meaningful ways long before January 1, 2023 arrives. The NCAA, for instance, could voluntarily modify its rules for amateurism. Big East commissioner Val Ackerman and Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith are currently leading a working group that is considering various recommendations related to the use of college athletesâ names, images and likenesses. Itâs possible the working group could recommend that the NCAA adopt a new model. Perhaps, for instance, college athletes could be compensated for the use of their identities but only access that compensation after their collegiate experience ends. Or maybe college athletes could be compensated along the lines of college students who are Olympic athletesâthey are able to hold onto stipends and prize money. There are many possibilities.
Well the NCAA has 30 days to come up with a good alternative if they want the governor to veto the current proposed Act.
How would you stop Alabama from coming in your hometown and buying airspace to promote their school?
I see your point, and will jokingly reply that at least then theyâd have to pay to advertise as opposed having ESPN and company some them down our throat for free.
There is nothing I can do about that just as there is nothing I can do about them taken our local recruits.
Out of town and out of state schools already put advertisement on billboards around Houston.
SMU put advertisement on a billboard on I-45 not too far from UH. Thereâs nothing we can do about that.
Piggybacking on this⊠the athlete may be able to get paid for their image, but I imagine they wont be able to use the university IP without permission or cutting a deal. So Manziel couldnât sell a Manziel Aggie jersey or picture in an Aggie uniform. Look at football cards. Unless approved by the NCAA or the school, all logos are airbrushed out
All of those salary caps are collectively bargained with the unions. Thats the next hurdle
Honestly, this will be good for everyone involved. If I am a college student I can go get a job that is worth my market value as a college student. Maybe an internship, bartender, waiter. If I fail at it, they will stop paying me. If a bunch of boosters want to âofficiallyâ start paying kids for their likeness and whatnot, teams can still only carry 85 scholarships, and kids will go into the portal for playing time and new likeness jobs.
Nothing is more American than that.
Not a single professional team has a cap for an individual to make money off their likeness or endorsements. If Addidas wants to drop 100 million into someoneâs lap, the NBA, NFL and MLB will not say a word.
But they have to agree and do get a cut if the team logo or uniform is used. Not using the university name, logo or uniform does limit the marketability.
In one of my post above, I made a suggestion that the NCAA could require athletes to contribute a certain percentage to a fund in the athletic department. If they are required to give any money back to the school, Iâm sure they will be able to use the school logo.
This money will really be a mandatory donation which those of us who have dealt with youth sports know something about.
an important point is what percentage of players will this likely affect? If it is just the âskillâ players who get endorsements that will likely go on to an NFL or MLB career then this will not directly affect most likely 97% of the players,
Unless the boosters decide this is a way to pay more players by putting their number on Bubbas Garage tee shirts it is unlikely someone will pay for an obscure lineman or DB autograph.
There are lots of ways this is going to be scammed in order to field a very good team paid for by rich boosters. Do we have as many of those as tu, TAM, Michigan, etc?