Transfer Portal Post-NIL
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Interesting take on the broader industry, job creation and I’ll add community economics.
I'm sure you're aware of all of this but it's a good read.
The hypocrisy of big-time college sports | CNN
Gordon Schnell and David Scupp argue that amateurism in college sports is now a myth and that athletes should get paid instead of being exploited.
As long as they keep suppling me with rhubarb pies i'll foot some of the bill.
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But what I'm saying is that, in order for this new governing body to avoid the anti trust traps that are clearly out there, they're not going to be able to govern all schools. Maybe the power 5 conferences could get away with it, but I think more likely you're going to see it get more regional. The SEC, for example, with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma, has 9 of the top 15 most valuable football programs in the nation.
Source: https://247sports.com/LongFormArtic...ost-valuable-programs-128030289/#128030289_11
I'm sure they've examined splitting from the other schools and forming their own league with their own rules.
There are more kids in the portal than scholarships for them. How would you help maintain/receive a scholarship? Or are you suggesting the risk is their own?
If that is such a good rule then why don't the professional leagues allow such mobility?
I’m tracking. We are in agreement, you are also concerned that the SEC might keep governance from being comprehensive. I feel the same way, all need to be in. If the SEC is rogue, it will be challenging. I hope the Alliance was those three leagues taking a hard look at the situation and charting a better course,
Because pro athletes sign a contract which in the NBA starts at almost $1M/year for rookies. They’re official employees.
Here’s a better question: Why for the longest time did the NCAA give immediate eligibility to all transfers except for those in football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey?
$$$ The answer is pretty clear $$$
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This is an excellent point, and one that gets forgotten about sometimes. The NCAA's rules weren't even consistent across their own sports. They didn't even care that the arguments they were making were full of holes, though. It's why I'm not at all sad that the pendulum has swung the other way. Seeing the hubris shatter is heartwarming.
Not sure that is true. How do the pro leagues get away with anti- trust rules? The colleges would have a hard time with being non-profits if challenged. The Power 5 knows this already and needs to step lightly
It's really aligned with their respective CBA's. NFL - players get 60% of revenue, but the big give on their part is all contracts are essentially for one year (players can be cut) plus signing bonuses.
I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the idea that public universities would ever be considered a for-profit institution by the courts. Matt Campbell and Kirk Ferentz are state employees.
Pro leagues avoid anti-trust primarily because the employees have union representation - collective bargaining.
I think the answer to all this (should be, anyway) a new "commissioners office" like MLB or NFL or NBA with real authority. Create a CBA with the college players; you can cover NIL, transfer rules to make poaching less damaging, maybe even some partial revenue sharing to prevent too much imbalance. This would be the smart and logical way to do it, imho, so of course it's unlikely to happen.
The alternative is letting SEC/ESPN turn themselves into MLB while everyone else becomes the minor leagues to find/develop players that they can come in and buy later. Have to hope the Alliance and (god help us) the gubmint force it a better direction.
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It's true, and it has everything to do with the player's union collectively bargaining the rules they play by.
The NCAA fought tooth and nail to oppose players organizing back when the NLRB made their finding several years back. If they would have let it happen, they would be in a much better position today.
I'm sure you're aware of all of this but it's a good read.
The hypocrisy of big-time college sports | CNN
Gordon Schnell and David Scupp argue that amateurism in college sports is now a myth and that athletes should get paid instead of being exploited.www.cnn.com
I have read that before and it reads like these athlete's have been and are working in textile sweat shops. You know, like Lebron's comments about how playing in the NBA is not unlike slave days. That is a special kind of stupid.
