SEC, Pac-12, Big Ten Won't License Trademarks in Future Video Games

[Soonerfan09]

Quote: Originally Posted by mva5580

Here in lies the problem with the whole thing. The first question people have to ask is do you WANT them to be "equal?" Because if the answer is yes, then you can't do down the route of paying players. Ever. Because once you get into that, it's game over for the smaller schools. Any kind of system put in place to compensate players outside of a scholarship will open up so many loop-holes, so many ways for people to work around it, etc, that the schools with unlimited funds and unlimited network of boosters, alumni, and whatever else will just completely run over the schools who don't have that. Now if someone is of the opinion that you don't care whether or not things are trying to be equal....then so be it. But at that point you're essentially talking about squeezing out close to half of the teams that are in the NCAA right now (football) and the rest basically being told "You can't play with us anymore." So are people ok with that? Would they care if the SEC/Big 12/Big 10/ACC/Pac 12/Notre Dame essentially split from the NCAA and formed their own football league and started paying their players? If you answer Yes to that, then I guess all options are on the table in regards to paying players. If you answer No to that.....then I'm just not seeing a pay-for-play system that solves more problems than it creates.

to add to this thought, what happens when all the teams end up 6 and 6 year after year cause they have to play each other, does it just become a football version of baseball's minor league(how many people attend those games) or how long before the "i want to win so bad mentality strikes" that financial issues appear.

[Ziza9Noles94]

Quote: Originally Posted by GisherJohn24

Team creator and roster share fixes all problems with this or am I missing something?

While many of us here would buy that game, I doubt enough people would buy it to justify, the development, marketing, and whatever other dollars would go into producing such a game. I'd like to be wrong about that, as I would definitely buy a generic, fully customizable game. But the reality is it wouldn't sell all that well and would probably be a one and done. Where is the sound business sense in doing that?

[ncaa98]

Maybe Manziel and his oil money can go after Title IX. Talk about unfair. Where are the the Title IX people on this? They are the reason the players that generate the money can't be paid. Maybe Title IX is unconstitutional...

[BA2929]

Quote: Originally Posted by awill25

Nothing to do with finances. Everything to do with Title IX.

Quote: Originally Posted by ncaa98

Maybe Manziel and his oil money can go after Title IX. Talk about unfair. Where are the the Title IX people on this? They are the reason the players that generate the money can't be paid. Maybe Title IX is unconstitutional...

I'd rather live in a world where women athletes have equal opportunities than live in a world where a few college football players make a few extra hundred bucks.

Quit it with the Title IX stuff.

[awill25]

Quote: Originally Posted by lere2001

It's not just that the NCAA is capitalizing on the player's assets, aren't the student athletes capitalizing on the NCAA's assets as well? Training facilities, meals via professional nutritionists, exposure and media attention (Which is huge), and a platform to propel themselves into professional sports. They don't need to play college sports? If they want to get paid and play football after high school, the CFL doesn't have an age requirement. If they want to get paid and play basketball, the Italian Leagues don't either. And after that they can enter the NFL/NBA draft. The biggest asset playing college ball gives you is that exposure that is more valuable than anything. They need to stop complaining.

The average college athlete's scholarship with everything included averages out to be about $120,000 a year. Studies have been done showing the average college basketball player is worth over $250,000 in his career.

Not saying you don't make good points. But I think it's unfair to say the kids are getting the same level of benefit as the school/NCAA. Again, if the kid on a scholarship in the band can make money playing at a local bar or selling a CD, what is different about that than a basketball/football player making outside money for their ability? That's the main reason we have to pay players (legally)

[fidzilla]

Paying players also brings up the issue of public schools who have to get their budget approved by government vs private schools who answer to no one. What really needs to happen is the ncaa needs to get out of the business of being a developmental league for the nfl and the nba.

[Soonerfan09]

Quote: Originally Posted by ncaa98

Maybe Manziel and his oil money can go after Title IX. Talk about unfair. Where are the the Title IX people on this? They are the reason the players that generate the money can't be paid. Maybe Title IX is unconstitutional...

i know a few middle eastern countries that agree with you. of course they wipe their backsides with their hands too.

[Swamp Swagger]

I also highly doubt every single school could afford the same payment towards players even if they did start doing that.

All it would do is force players to pick a bigger school because they would get paid more there. Along with some players being stars would they get payed more than a bench player?