EA/CLC Settlement With O'Bannon Team Is $40 Million

[debauchlord]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sam Marlowe

That went out the door as soon as profits entered the scene. That genie is never going back in the bottle. The more money these institutions make off football and basketball the more people will have their attention drawn to it. At the highests levels (where all the money is really made) the college/student relationship hasn't existed for years.

That is true ONLY in football and men's basketball, however. Pretty much every other student athlete is playing their sports and going to class and graduating.

[sportzbro]

This case essentially sets the table for college athletes to be paid. All about precedent here.

Just can't wait to see college football players making $1,000+ per game on top of having access to personal trainers, nutritionists, post-graduation job network, free gear, national exposure, free "education"/academic assistant, under the table benefits, etc. while someone like me deals with 50K in student loans.

Oh, you can't live the baller life in college AND have a bunch of cash to blow on the weekends? Tough. You're a ****ing amateur athlete that has everything handed to you... And please stop saying that you sacrifice so much... what? Time in the weight room? Film study? Online "classes"? As a huge sports fan, particularly of college athletics (and former D-1A employee) this is off-putting.

[Dogslax41]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportzbro

As a huge sports FAN, particularly of college athletics (and former D-1A EMPLOYEE) this is off-putting.

Pretty much nullifies any question you ask about what D1 athletes sacrifice.

[Sam Marlowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by debauchlord

That is true ONLY in football and men's basketball, however. Pretty much every other student athlete is playing their sports and going to class and graduating.

You're right. Not sure what this has to do with the issues raised though.

[Sam Marlowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportzbro

This case essentially sets the table for college athletes to be paid. All about precedent here. Just can't wait to see college football players making $1,000+ per game on top of having access to personal trainers, nutritionists, post-graduation job network, free gear, national exposure, free "education"/academic assistant, under the table benefits, etc. while someone like me deals with 50K in student loans. Oh, you can't live the baller life in college AND have a bunch of cash to blow on the weekends? Tough. You're a ****ing amateur athlete that has everything handed to you... And please stop saying that you sacrifice so much... what? Time in the weight room? Film study? Online "classes"? As a huge sports fan, particularly of college athletics (and former D-1A employee) this is off-putting.

When you help generate massive amouts of revenue you should be entitled to some of the profit. That's all this is about. I understand your disapproval but...thats life.

[Sam Marlowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by JLoco11

Well, David Stern and Adam Silver have both already stated they want to expand the D-League, evidenced by the new team they just added in August, and 3 more teams over the next 2 years. That leaves the NFL as the only 1 of the big 4 without a minor league system... which is sort of the lame attempt they had with the Euro league. While the NFL certainly isn't remotely close to a minor league, the NBA sure is. Regardless of the money the NCAA makes, the NFL is their own business. They have a relationship with the NCAA, but their future isn't dictated by the NCAA trying to make money. If the NFL wants to expand into a minor league system, they're not going to ask the NCAA for approval... they ask for cooperation, but certainly not approval.

Your right abt the NBA, my mistake.

As long as things remain the same the NFL has no incentive to change what they do. They've beaten every major threat to their way of life in court. They and the NCAA have it made the way things are now.

[Kaiser Wilhelm]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportzbro

This case essentially sets the table for college athletes to be paid. All about precedent here. Just can't wait to see college football players making $1,000+ per game on top of having access to personal trainers, nutritionists, post-graduation job network, free gear, national exposure, free "education"/academic assistant, under the table benefits, etc. while someone like me deals with 50K in student loans. Oh, you can't live the baller life in college AND have a bunch of cash to blow on the weekends? Tough. You're a ****ing amateur athlete that has everything handed to you... And please stop saying that you sacrifice so much... what? Time in the weight room? Film study? Online "classes"? As a huge sports fan, particularly of college athletics (and former D-1A employee) this is off-putting.

As another poster mentioned, there is almost no way that the schools will ever pay their players. There is the legal issue with Title IX. As it stands, Title IX is probably the biggest obstacle to paying collegiate athletes.

You can't simply pay the football and men's basketball players. Similarly, you cannot pay every student athlete unless you cut every sport except the few big sports, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer etc. Even then I'm not sure what you do.

[Kaiser Wilhelm]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sam Marlowe

When you help generate massive amouts of revenue you should be entitled to some of the profit. That's all this is about. I understand your disapproval but...thats life.

The players already are compensated with a free education. If I had my way however every scholarship would require a high school 3.0 GPA. Then these players might realize how good their situation really is.