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

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by lord_mike

So, the non-student athlete who has no scholarship, and is already paying an activity fee to subsidize the athletic program, will now have to pay more to subsidize those players more... who's being exploited now? It sure isn't the college athlete.

I do not disagree.

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[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSoxFox7

Junking the structure of college athletics? What? No. All the NCAA has to do is allow them to earn money. But not every player has market value. The third string MLB for UMass has little value in terms of merchandising. Johnny Football is worth millions. If EA wants to make another college football game, they can negotiate licensing agreements with the players on their own. A check goes from EA, to every player who wants in. Surely EA isn't going to pay the same for that third stringer from Amherst as they will for the Clowneys, and Manziels, nor should they. If Nike or Adidas want to sell jerseys with a player's name & number, they negotiate with that player. Again, UMass players aren't going to command much compared players on a top 25 team. I'd imagine, with time, a players association of sorts would emerge and handle licensing for every player who opts in. Having a PA would allow the lesser known players to both be represented in things like games, and get compensation for it. You might still see some star players want to negotiate on their own (a la Barry Bonds in MLB), but with the right structure it could easily cover IP licensing/merchandising for all but a handful of players every year.

If this was the case why would ea bother?

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[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by ainokmw

The more I think about it, the less I think it's even an issue. So some oil baron from Texas wants to drop 10k and a new car on some kid for him to play for UT. So what? Who actually gets hurt by this? "Amateurism" as a sports concept is a 19th century invention by the upper classes to preclude the poor from competing in sports they cherished. The reason we hold onto it so dearly is because of the sanctity of history and our support for the status quo. In many ways, amateur athletics is antithetical to the American ideals of hard work and profit. Allow them to make money however they want. Forbid the schools from paying them directly, freeing them from any liability or Title IX issues, and stipulate/reinforce that the students have to report all money gained as income. If the NCAA suspects shady, unregulated dealings, they can try to get the Feds to come down on the suspects for tax evasion. Obviously there will be issues, but it's not like NCAA football has been a paragon of virtue for the last 30 years. As for the game, once the legal hassles are tied up, someone will make a game. They're not just going to leave money on the table. Someone will pick up the license. Quite possibly someone like Sports Interactive who will make a simulation (similar to Football Manager or Out of the Park Baseball).

This is realistic to you? You think this is a good idea? For real?

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[loccdogg26]

Between this franchise (early years-NCAA 06 XBOX) and NCAA Gamebreaker on PS1 and PS2 I had a lot of fun. But hey it is what it is and there is no need to be mad about it.

[Forestman]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

No reason to expect old sports titles on this service. Wishful thinking at best. These exact circumstances? Absolutely not. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

I hope Madden wouldn't suffer the same fate and we loose yet another game.

[RedSoxFox7]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

If this was the case why would ea bother? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4

For the same reason they get licensing from the NFL and NFLPA, MLB and MLBPA, NHL and NHLPA, NBA and NBPA.

Because it would mean they can actually make another NCAA game.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSoxFox7

For the same reason they get licensing from the NFL and NFLPA, MLB and MLBPA, NHL and NHLPA, NBA and NBPA. Because it would mean they can actually make another NCAA game.

I am not sure the profit margin they are looking at with NCAA would be worth that extra effort. I doubt they'd even bother. Unless the NCAA players were able to somehow unionize and it was like it is with say the NFLPA.

No way the NCAA is going to negotiate with every individual player.

[RedSoxFox7]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCoffey

Because it is not allowed. I know teams do it and get away with it, but believe it or not there are programs who do not do it. If you allow all schools to do it, those with deeper pockets will run the show. Its a pretty simple concept really. It might be happening now behind closed doors, but allowing it out in the open is a whole new beast.

So like he implied, it happening out in the open changes nothing. The schools with the deeper pockets (and deeper booster pockets) are already running the show, and they'll continue running the show.

If anything, it would actually allow smaller programs a chance to get competitive more quickly if they've got alumni that really want to make it happen.