I agree with this directly affecting 3% of the players, but it will negatively affect 100% of the Universities…
Paying all student athletes a meaningful stipend is the way to go.
Paid endorsements is such a can of worms…just look at the hundreds of issues raised just in this thread…
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Clearly the players have a right to earn money while playing college ball.
Clearly most schools will not be able to meet the costs for top players.
Likely, the number of Tier One football schools will shrink to about thirty.
Likely, the remaining schools will be in something like their present shape.
Okay this is about my tenth time saying this in this thread but schools are not going to pay the athletes. They are going to be paid by companies to use their name, image and/or likeness therefore an athlete can go on the open market and get what he’s worth. It’s the American way.
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The current thinking in our society is privilege of any kind is wrong because it excludes the less fortunate. Won’t this be the same thing? Anyone that makes acrobatic catches or runs fast will be privileged above the other players and gain monetary compensation as a result.
Unlike the nfl where everyone gets a paycheck, good but not great players will get nada in college
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I also think as a condition for those that are making the extra money, they should give some back to the athletic department maybe in a form of a donation.
Although some athletes are very talented, they are not on the field by themselves. Other athletes are making them look good too.
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Big school in a big town like Houston, could be a great tool in the box to help attract talent if it ever became possible in the state of Texas.
It won’t be the “schools” paying these kids if this rule change takes place, but it will be boosters who went to the school. This would widen the gap between haves and havenots.
And even in terms of more legitimate marketing opportunities, guys are going to be even more attracted to high profile programs to monetize those. In kind of a middle ground, if you aren’t a fan of shoe company influence in AAU and whatnot, this will multiply it by a thousand.
Maybe that’s ultimately more equitable for the kids, but it’s going to make the game a lot different and some/many fans may not stick around for it. Nobody cares about minor league baseball.
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I do understand what you’re saying. Some fans may get turned off to it but there will be new generations that’s going to love college football and basketball.
College football is still college football. You want your team to win and you want to watch really good games. Yes NFL fans hate it when players sit out for more money or go on strike but still, the stadiums are packed and the TV ratings are quite high.
Yes the process will change but the game stays the same. I just want UH to win. I don’t care if they have a $100K player on the team. I really don’t give a flip. I just want UH to win. I think that will be the mindset of the younger generations.
Anything new will get a lot of pushback especially from those who like the status quo. That is always the case in this country especially in the last 100 years.
There are those that are thinking the worst is going to happen but there are going to be rules and regulations to follow. In every facet of our society, rules and regulations are broken all the time. Recently rules were broken in college basketball and in football for those who get caught.
If anyone thought college athletics was pure, they need to take the blinders off. If anything is implemented, I’m sure the NCAA will have a tight grip on it.
ESPN Jay Bilas finds NCAA’s response to Fair Pay to Play Act distasteful
http://tv5.espn.com/core/video/iframe?id=27588352&endcard=false
Wow, Colorado, Washington state and Congress are considering similar legislation as California.
When it rains, it pours.
Rest assured that no matter what happens, players from USC, UT and A&M will still be driving Range Rovers, and that lesser schools will get probation and Death Penalties…
“Same as it ever was…Same as it ever was”
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There goes college amateur athletics as we know it. The government wants to run everything else, why not college sports too?
When government gets involved you can rest assured whatever it is will get screwed up
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Next business up will be Football Youth Academy like what European soccer clubs have. Someone like Cardale “You ain’t come here playing school” Jones, will definitely go there after high school.
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Well Congress isn’t going to make any legislation on this because they can’t agree on anything. They are doing what Congress does, waste tax payers’ money.
Though it does seems like more states are getting involved. It should be interesting to watch play out.
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Well, if you “just want UH to win” this would likely be extremely bad for UH if adopted for what it’s worth.
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What would be the difference? UH doesn’t get any of those 5 and 4 star recruits who would get big money for their image anyway.
If anything, maybe we could get some 4 stars because our large market.
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You haven’t been paying attention to men’s basketball recruiting for next year I see. In terms of legitimate endorsements the big market is nice, but it’s not like we dominate media coverage locally. What’s nicer is guys in major conferences, especially at major programs who are talked about more often nationally or even here in Houston in terms of Texas and A&M. But that’s even just in terms of real endorsements based on value of marketing the player. What would be impossible to stop and be widespread is using this as a way to direct where players go. You don’t think there will be a bunch of wink-wink deals to go to Auburn and get a 7 figure endorsement deal from a group of big Auburn fans with deep pockets? Having Tilman in our corner helps a lot, but he’s got 2 billion tied up in the Rockets.
There’s close to a zero percent chance we’d ever get someone like Ed Oliver with this system in place.
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I’m my mind was on football. Of course I know of the basketball program
I need to look it up but I believe in s couple of years the NBA will start allowing players right out of high school.
Hold up, don’t you know players are already getting paid under the table.
The only thing different is that players will pay taxes on it and all other athletes in all other sports can have part time jobs and get money for their YouTube videos.
I hope you are not that naive.