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So 75m for Jimbo being fired doesn’t outrage you like the projected 30k

for athletes? Have I got that right?
Posted: 05/20/2024 at 08:24 AM ET
(In response to this post by VTCALS72)

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From Yahoo….Lots on the plate for college sports….**
CrystalCoveHokie • 05/19/24 07:22 PM ET
Expect a lot of non-revenue teams to start being dropped
EDGEMAN • 05/20/24 05:32 AM ET
Books? Room and Board????
VPI 1924 • 05/20/24 04:44 PM ET
In the real world where the majority of entities supposedly working for
VTCALS72 • 05/20/24 08:01 AM ET
Oh good grief.
hokieZ71 • 05/20/24 01:00 PM ET
In the real world.....
TerryD • 05/20/24 10:04 AM ET
In the real world when students, paying to learn their profession of craft
VTCALS72 • 05/20/24 12:53 PM ET
You still think they're students? I mean, now that they literally aren't?
hokieZ71 • 05/20/24 01:02 PM ET
No, both the athletes......
2hhoop3 • 05/20/24 01:16 PM ET
The schools have only themselves to blame
TerryD • 05/21/24 09:51 AM ET
I could not agree more. I'm just sorry that the people
saret • 05/21/24 12:19 PM ET
I agree......
2hhoop3 • 05/21/24 10:00 AM ET
In the real world,
Pylons • 05/20/24 10:34 AM ET
What does an ESPN contract have to do with it?
VTCALS72 • 05/20/24 12:59 PM ET
Just shows that this is a world that is not what the vast majority
Pylons • 05/20/24 01:13 PM ET
This seems to be a watershed moment, where the end of "free labor,"
TDVick • 05/20/24 07:09 AM ET
There is way more to "compensation" than cash in the player's hand.
VTCALS72 • 05/20/24 08:08 AM ET
Title IX is about to get heated
INSIDE99 • 05/20/24 12:02 AM ET
Easy to solve!!!
VPI 1924 • 05/20/24 05:30 PM ET
How does anyone other than an idiot make a comment like that?
HOKIEGOBBLE • 05/20/24 07:58 PM ET
This is correct. The NLRB will determine if athletes are employees or not.
33laszlo99 • 05/20/24 09:41 AM ET
Court room costs will never end for the NCAA
INSIDE99 • 05/20/24 12:38 PM ET
Not Ever Getting Revenue Sharing out of Court
WarHog38 • 05/21/24 01:09 AM ET
The rabbit hole
INSIDE99 • 05/21/24 01:41 PM ET
After this settlement, the NCAA will get an anti trust exemption from
Big12 guy • 05/20/24 04:52 PM ET
If you think the NCAA will end up with antitrust exemption, then what will
VTHokie2000 • 05/21/24 09:53 PM ET
Paying title 9 players the same amount. **
Big12 guy • 05/22/24 07:24 AM ET
Yep, that is a part of the Pandora's Box
VTCALS72 • 05/20/24 08:12 AM ET
$30 Million a Year Cost For Power Conference Members
WarHog38 • 05/19/24 10:59 PM ET
College sports are completely ef’d up as far as I’m concerned. Taken my
cricket77 • 05/19/24 08:31 PM ET
I am outraged over Jimbo Fisher getting 75M for being fired, but not
Stech • 05/19/24 09:07 PM ET
I’m not outraged at all. In fact I’d rather see athletes earn zero.
lawhokie • 05/20/24 08:52 AM ET
Entertainment business to throw ball into a hoop **
VaTechHokiesACC • 05/20/24 11:50 PM ET
Thank You
VPI 1924 • 05/20/24 05:36 PM ET
Minor League Baseball or Hockey with a Big Plus
WarHog38 • 05/19/24 11:25 PM ET
So 75m for Jimbo being fired doesn’t outrage you like the projected 30k
Stech • 05/20/24 08:24 AM ET
Oil Tycoons Galore at Texas A&M
WarHog38 • 05/20/24 01:44 PM ET
I am outraged that a scholarship which leads to a college degree which
VTCALS72 • 05/19/24 09:56 PM ET
I’m outraged you haven’t pre-bought NIL deals…**
Brewing_Hokie • 05/20/24 04:49 PM ET
Aren't you the king of "the coaches don't matter, it is all the players?"
NokieHokie • 05/20/24 04:44 PM ET
it was an illegal scheme from the beginning
TerryD • 05/20/24 10:07 AM ET
Not just universities made money off the players. Shoe companies, clothes,
HokieAl • 05/20/24 04:54 PM ET
IMHO, "Employment Law" should not apply because that is a class
VTCALS72 • 05/20/24 12:51 PM ET
ESPN isn't paying hundreds of millions of dollar to watch marching bands or
NokieHokie • 05/20/24 03:32 PM ET
IMHO, they should be considered employees, and labor law
saret • 05/20/24 03:27 PM ET
I think the problem is more fundamental than that…
lawhokie • 05/20/24 09:39 AM ET
So 75m for Jimbo being fired doesn’t outrage you like the projected 30k ◄
Stech • 05/20/24 08:24 AM ET
That's why I feel the same as you
VaTechHokiesACC • 05/20/24 11:51 PM ET
In full agreement **
VaTechHokiesACC • 05/19/24 09:17 PM ET
WOW! Those that underrate the state of Virginia in this, are living in the
Stech • 05/19/24 08:29 PM ET
excellent article!**
daveinop • 05/19/24 08:15 PM ET