More lawsuits...
It continues with former Michigan players suing the NCAA as well as the Big Ten Network. I wonder if courts will give a final cut-off on lawsuits about games played in the past and compensation. ESPN at least doesn't have ESPN Classic that would show old college games.
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It continues...
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1y
The logical (but expensive) approach would be to tie everything to the Supreme Court ruling and each of the media contracts that followed.
Older contracts were worth less and so players get less. Older contracts were just for football or basketball and so other sports don’t get any back payments.
Athletes can take money now, let it get put into a trust or pension for future, or just wave it off and say it was used for facilities (and get a tax write off).
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1y
you were a highly recruited and "famous" college player, and your sitting at home watching kids in the same position as you now making millions - what would you do?
In addition, the NCAA along with the University of Michigan are named in that suit. If there is ever a settlement, who should have to pay?
If they ever wanted my opinion, and most all don't, then it should be the University and the media rights holder that should pay up if there are proven damages. They are the ones that received the monetary gain, not the NCAA.
This whole thing may implode on itself, and the only solution I see (opinion), is anti trust for all of those athletes that receive scholarships, and do not create revenue. How players on the revenue side are compensated moving forward is beyond my paygrade, because I can not come up with a just, fair, or reasonable way for that to happen that would justify an anti trust exemption. What do you guys think?
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1y
because they are watching all these players making so much more than they did?
The rules were the rules then. They chose to play and receive the benefits offered to them based on those rules.
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1y
Or does no one care as long as their basketball and football are not impacted?
What about when the non-P2 football programs downsize? Will they care then or does America only care about the Alabama vs Miss State game?
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1y
Sure schools like UVA, Stanford, etc but others could care less.
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1y
And if the college scholarships disappear for soccer, baseball, swimming, etc then there will be no need for travel leagues and all the money that goes into them (fees, travel expenses, equipment, merch, etc).
And as a parent of a swimmer who maybe has potential as she gets older, I’m invested to see what if any opportunities she has for scholarships in a few years.
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1y
brains for everyone else's benefit?
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1y
The athletes at the very top will get paid millions and everyone else will get nothing.
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1y
much unaware of any VT sports except football and basketball. Even with men's basketball, I only watch on TV during tournament time. I have not watched a regular season men's basketball game in at least 3 years.
As for Women's sports, I have watched a few softball games. I blame @VTChip and his enthusiasm for the sport.
IMHO the other "lesser" sports probably interest those who live in or close to Blacksburg. But for me at 600 miles away it is difficult to get excited about golf, tennis, swimming/diving so on and so on.
I hope those sports can survive, but I would not miss them if they were cut.
** Edited by seekoHoG at 9/10/2024, 6:15:53 PM
** Edited by seekoHoG at 9/10/2024, 6:17:45 PM
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1y
They are for the student athletes, to bolster their college experience. Putting traditional college sports up for vote by the masses is not dissimilar from book burning. If the masses cants have them, no one can
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1y
Many wouldn't care if it all disappears. I think we tend to forget here that there's a whole world that doesn't give a damn about college sports...even the big ones.
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1y
My guess is people don’t care because they are ignorant. Only when their sport gets pulled will all of this dawn on them.
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** Edited by VT ChemE 1986 at 9/10/2024, 4:42:16 PM
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That’s only a sport in Australia
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1y
popularity was ever large enough for it to be considered a "sport" though.
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1y
It appears you are not aware that break dancing was a demo sport at the summer Olympics. A contestant from Australia caused quite a stir.
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1y
Olympics. I'm also aware that Raygun's performance caused quite the stir. I guess that is why she's now ranked #1 in the world.
Likewise, I do remember growing up in a neighborhood and seeing multiple kids break out the cardboard so they could practice whatever new move they saw on the latest music video on MTV. A few of the kids were quite skilled at it and I think they even travelled to Philly or NYC to take part in a competition.
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