Nothing will come of this. UT and Hillary are immune.
No problem. I voted for Nixon too thinking he would end the war soon after being elected. I would not have voted for him either after Watergate.
I don't blame them either but not as college players. Accept what your given, room and board and an education that you can WORK with to EARN a big salary and build a more then extravagant house of your own instead being envy of those that have already been there and done that.
So everyone else in this country is able to accept money and gifts for the job and work they do and it's okay. But as college athletes they simply have to suck it up and forfeit their rights that everyone else in this country enjoys? I'm not saying it's okay to break the current rules at all. I'm just saying the current rules are a joke. College football is an industry that generates hundreds of millions every year. And it's prolly into the billions nowadays. But the players should just accept they are given an education and room and board? It's about time the outdated code of amateurism in college sports just gets discarded.
Definitely great points G Man. Who will pay them? How much? Could it really just be football? What about basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, wrestling, track, soccer, etc? OU is a money making machine, but those "profits" are used to pay for the availability of other sports, go towards improvements in facilities, and contributions to education.
Not all programs make a ton of money. But I'm not saying put it on the university or athletic departments to shell out money or payments to these kids. That's isn't feasible even for the powerhouse programs. But you can darn sure allow kids to seek out their value on the free market with endorsement deals and such. Let the free market determine their value and you dodge the Title IX barrier.
That would be nice if the NFL would get on board. But I don't think it will ever happen. Ever. Why would the NFL change the current system where they essentially have a cost free "farm system" for their NFL talent?
They aren't even close to being the same. In the real world, if a person thinks they are worth more than the salary they are being paid they can look for employment elsewhere or go out and start their own business if they choose.
Well, how about comparing it to medical school then? If you want to be a doctor, you've got to go to medical school to get a medical license to then train in a residency for at about 4 years to get board certified. Even if you choose to forego residency, you still have to do an intern year to get an unrestricted medical license. You should see what interns and residents make. A paramedic fresh out of school makes more than a 4th year ER resident. And you can't start a medical practice or do any work as a physician without a medical license.
Well this is certainly a better example than previously posted. My brother-in-law is going through his med school and residency stuff and it's ridiculous that he can't even have a job to make money while going through the phase he is in right now.
That's great for him. Any more? Thinking one example speaks for the countless numbers of kids in college football doesn't do anything for me. There are gifted kids that can do it. But how many physically gifted kids that can play football were also gifted with the intelligence to do what Myron did?
I completely agree. The conversation got steered that way from an earlier post.
I agree to a point. I don't think it should be up to the universities and athletic programs to pay athletes a salary or stipend. But I absolutely think college athletes should be free to seek out endorsement deals to profit from their own likenesses. Right now, outside of free tuition and free room and board, athletes aren't able to seek any other form of earnings in regards to their college athletic careers. Which in the case of college football, these athletes are providing the entertainment to fuel an industry worth billions upon billions.
That's true. But not all NFL salaries are the same. The stars make the real money, while the vast majority of the NFL player base is grinding from year to year to keep jobs to support their families. Sure the vast majority make great money, but it's not life-changing money like the best paid stars make.
