EA Sports Will Not Publish College Football Game Next Year, Future Plans in Doubt

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by GoDevils95

Today's athletes are punks. They are more intent on destroying something instead of trying to build. This EA-NCAA-athletes lawsuit is just one little small example in our society. Feel free to drive off a cliff Sam Keller. You piece of trash.

I'll just focus on this part. At what point are we going to hold the people who actually made millions of dollars on these young men likeness accountable? There is a reason why EA settle this suit and it's not because EA just enjoy handing money out. They where well aware of what was taking place.

We should applaud the fact that this injustice has been corrected. At a point I loved EA's NCAA and was optimistic that moving over to next gen that EA would be able to get NCAA Football up to my standard. So I feel some sense of a loss, but IMO this settlement means more big picture than me enjoying a video game.

[bkrich83]

LOL injustice and exploitation. Talk about lack of perspective. Thanks for proving my point.

And who are all these guys making millions?

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by da ThRONe

What are you talking about? I'm not happy anybody is losing their jobs. However I can't support the exploitation of human beings either.

As I stated in the other thread to you, the exploitation, (which is a very strong word to use) goes both ways.

The star player is being marketed by the NCAA and university to prepare the star player for the NFL. Also, it's all about college football and basketball. That's what drives people to the games. Seeing their favorite TEAM, not star player.

The star player will come and go, but the colleges will carry on without them and still fill the stadiums. Marquette lost Vander Blue to the NBA(wasn't even drafted) this season. Do you really think there will less sellouts at Marquette because Vander Blue left early?

If you don't agree, then it's time to agree to disagree and bow out, just like last year at this time with the "Fail Mary."

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

As I stated in the other thread to you, the exploitation, (which is a very strong word to use) goes both ways. The star player is being marketed by the NCAA and university to prepare the star player for the NFL. Also, it's all about college football and basketball. That's what drives people to the games. Seeing their favorite TEAM, not star player. The star player will come and go, but the colleges will carry on without them and still fill the stadiums. Marquette lost Vander Blue to the NBA(wasn't even drafted) this season. Do you really think there will less sellouts at Marquette because Vander Blue left early? If you don't agree, then it's time to agree to disagree and bow out, just like last year at this time with the "Fail Mary."

That's like saying because Microsoft will go on whether I work there are not, I shouldn't get paid. That's nonsense. If I generate revenue for a source I should get some of it. At the very least that group shouldn't be able to block my ability to make money from a 3rd party.

[ACardAttack]

Quote: Originally Posted by lord_mike

Couldn't have said it better myself. And yes, for the reasons you mentioned, the university system is about as likely to pay players as the Catholic Church is likely to endorse abortion. The other day, the Big 10 Commissioner Tom Delaney pretty much said as much. If the Big 10 is willing to cut off their cash cow, so will all the others (except for maybe the SEC, since they care little about academics). They simply CAN'T pay players, and they won't. If they have to shut it all down, they will. They aren't bluffing.

Not to mention, most athletic departments do not operate in the black already

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by ACardAttack

Not to mention, most athletic departments do not operate in the black already

To further that people aren't factoring in things like Title IX. So if you're going to start paying players, it's not going to be football players only .

Not to mention the labor/Tax/Benefits laws that now come in to affect since the players would be actual employees of the school.

Any notion that players are somehow going to get paid, is simply fantasy.

[Mouse]

yeah society is really going to the pits because some athlete won't let me use his likeness in a video game without being compensated for it.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by da ThRONe

That's like saying because Microsoft will go on whether I work there are not, I shouldn't get paid. That's nonsense. If I generate revenue for a source I should get some of it. At the very least that group shouldn't be able to block my ability to make money from a 3rd party.

I've never disagreed with your last sentence, makes much more sense.

If you don't work at MS, why would you get paid, unless you were a temp employee or a consultant?

That's true with any company. Once you leave, you can be replaced.