Was any other outcome really expected? No...but it did provide us with a little bit of humor. Thanks non-profit organization NCAA!http://deadspin.com/the-askemmert-q-a-is-going-poorly-1564610605
#AskEmmert goes horribly, awfully, expectedly wrong
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I feel really, really bad for Emmert. The thing that most people don't understand (as evinced by all of these hotheads submitting questions via Twitter) is that the NCAA, like any membership organization, is governed by its member institutions...not the President.
Emmert's job is to execute the collective will of those members, but people rail on him like he's some sort of dictator. But, I suppose part of the reason he receives a large salary is to be the fall guy, too.
Emmert's job is to execute the collective will of those members, but people rail on him like he's some sort of dictator. But, I suppose part of the reason he receives a large salary is to be the fall guy, too.
I agree he's a lightning rod, both for change and justice. He serves at the whim of the member institutions, the conduit goes both ways
I agree with you.
I think Mike Golic has a pretty good handle on the life of the student athlete, having been one and been the father of 3. Just as 99% of student athletes don't become pro-athletes, the majority of fans really don't have much of an idea what it is like to having been a student athlete, or how an athletic department functions financially. This was evident to me by the one host (filling in for Greenberg) not understanding that the AD has to pay the University the value of the scholarship.
IMO, many of the changes that people clamor for will do more harm than good for the overwhelming majority of student-athletes. For those that don't believe that they are student-athletes, Melvin Ejim is a great example that the opportunity is also there for them. There are countless others that aren't as high of profile sports.
Well he is getting paid over $1.5 million to be the spokesman / President for the organization. Would you accept a CEO / president job of an organization you disagreed with?
Also, of course this really was created by the members of the NCAA. Some time many years ago the college presidents created the organization known as the NCAA. They either wanted to regulate college athletics or protect their interests and value of these institutions. It obviously worked as now many of these institutions now have billion dollar endowments and don't pay any taxes on that money. Nice gig.
Also, of course this really was created by the members of the NCAA. Some time many years ago the college presidents created the organization known as the NCAA. They either wanted to regulate college athletics or protect their interests and value of these institutions. It obviously worked as now many of these institutions now have billion dollar endowments and don't pay any taxes on that money. Nice gig.
Here's my question, if a college scholarship is so valuable and players are getting a ton of money, why not just give them the cash value of the scholarship and let them take out loans for everything if they want?
I'll tell you why, because they wouldn't pay for a lot of the stuff they get if it wasn't required for their sport (JOB).
I love when people say that training and nutrition plans and stuff help prepare them for the pros so that should be factored in, but they would never pay for that stuff if it wasn't required. And if they didn't train, the university wouldn't have a premium product to put out there. It's a business expense, as is most of what athletes get in college.
My philosophy is pretty simple: Cover the full cost of college for athletes and let them profit from their own likeness. The people who deserve the money can make it and the people who don't still get their schollies. Schools still make money.
The only issue is keeping kids from being bought, which is already happening anyway.
I'll tell you why, because they wouldn't pay for a lot of the stuff they get if it wasn't required for their sport (JOB).
I love when people say that training and nutrition plans and stuff help prepare them for the pros so that should be factored in, but they would never pay for that stuff if it wasn't required. And if they didn't train, the university wouldn't have a premium product to put out there. It's a business expense, as is most of what athletes get in college.
My philosophy is pretty simple: Cover the full cost of college for athletes and let them profit from their own likeness. The people who deserve the money can make it and the people who don't still get their schollies. Schools still make money.
The only issue is keeping kids from being bought, which is already happening anyway.
