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VTHokie2000
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VTHokie2000

If greed is the cause, then people have every right to blame the "NCAA"

(aka the schools) because the schools are squarely to blame for sending college athletics down this path. If the schools weren't greedy, then Oklahoma and Georgia would have had no reason to sue the NCAA in the early '80s for violating antitrust laws in how the NCAA managed the broadcasting of games. If SCOTUS had not had the opportunity to rule in that case, then conferences wouldn't have decided to play a conference championship game, sign media contracts with the networks, or create conference networks.
Posted: 12/15/2024 at 04:10 PM ET
(In response to this post by UberHOKIE)

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Nice win, good game to watch. Despite the 5-6 record, this is a team and
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 02:58 PM ET
The member constituents of the NCAA had 50 years of huge profits (many
GO_HOKIES_GO • 12/15/24 05:26 PM ET
profits? what profits? the $$ went right back into facilities and staff for
ShockWaveVT • 12/17/24 12:36 PM ET
Right, that’s called creative accounting - a lot of people have gotten rich
GO_HOKIES_GO • 12/17/24 04:18 PM ET
Don't blame the NCAA. BLAME THE MOUSE
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 03:52 PM ET
Schools and Leagues could stop all of this. Roll back the clock
JackDSML • 12/15/24 05:29 PM ET
They are fully enrolled students. Courts shut down the transfer thing
Nelsonia Hokie • 12/17/24 03:43 PM ET
Stop paying for NIL
NC Hoke • 12/16/24 02:19 PM ET
Not only sit out a season, but lose a year of eligibility when sitting out.
EDGEMAN • 12/15/24 07:58 PM ET
Don't blame the NCAA players or networks
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 04:17 PM ET
Well, in your #1, that IS the NCAA. Ultimately, the Tim Sands of the
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 04:59 PM ET
Nope this has been a decades long march
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 05:31 PM ET
The greed was in the Presidents trying to maintain the status quo.
Femoyer Hokie • 12/15/24 05:25 PM ET
I still feel the broadcasters pushed it.
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 05:05 PM ET
Agree 100%. The Kirk Herbstreits, and bosses, pushed for this disaster.
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 05:10 PM ET
Like I said it's likely to become another NASCAR and bring semi pro leagues
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:51 PM ET
Here's where we disagree. IMHO, the players are, and have ALWAYS been
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 05:39 PM ET
That was fine until the money got insane
Hsthokie • 12/16/24 05:12 AM ET
If greed is the cause, then people have every right to blame the "NCAA" ◄
VTHokie2000 • 12/15/24 04:10 PM ET
It was the Networks pushing for all this. The NCAA had some anti
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:48 PM ET
Except the networks didn't bring the lawsuits. The schools did, so you
VTHokie2000 • 12/15/24 04:56 PM ET
Because the networks
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 05:01 PM ET
The NCAA is not the problem here.
Walkin` Willie • 12/15/24 03:39 PM ET
Yeah it is. It let things get this way through years of incompetence.
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 03:58 PM ET
Do what the presidents want. **
HokiesACC2004 • 12/15/24 07:00 PM ET
The NCAA is a function of University Presidents and the conferences.**
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:52 PM ET
The ncaa is only what the schools want it to be
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 04:27 PM ET