SCOTUS rules against NCAA in favor of student athletes

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Liberty323

@PurpnGold

“Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate. And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different. The NCAA is not above the law,” Kavanaugh wrote.“

My goodness I agree with him!

NCAA should pay its athletes, I don’t understand how anyone is against it.

I think they should get rid of “one-and-done” rule and just let kids go straight to the NBA out of high school if they choose. If they choose to go the college route, make them stay 3 years, like NCAA baseball. Then compensate them. Seems fair to me.

I bet this happens soon

[Snowfinch]

Things are moving fast. NCAA already giving in and drafting policy to let players market themselves for $$$ without losing eligibility. Small market teams are going to have recruiting problems.

NCAA Drafting Player Pay Policy

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Snowfinch

Things are moving fast. NCAA already giving in and drafting policy to let players market themselves for $$$ without losing eligibility. Small market teams are going to have recruiting problems.

NCAA Drafting Player Pay Policy

I’ll have to assume there’s going to be some sort of caps? Otherwise, richest schools get the best athletes, and the whole rotten thing collapses.

[Snowfinch]

Maybe end up with a “pro” league made up of the elite schools and an “amateur” league made from the rest.

It sucks.

[zantax]

@STODR

@Ben_Natuf

i happen to live in nc, charlotte, where independence hs produces lots of full ride college athlete football players (joined by butler hs in the last decade). a few have gone on to nfl careers. there is lots of competition and shenanigans going on to get young players into those schools. tell me how its not.

What product or service are they providing? Who are they selling the product or service too? A few schools competing to one up each other is not a business. Now I answered your question answer mine. Why do you think it is a business?

Sports brings a lot of money into high schools, it gets alumni to open wallets for things like fields and sport equipment and training facilities.

[Eagle-Keeper]

@zantax

Sports brings a lot of money into high schools, it gets alumni to open wallets for things like fields and sport equipment and training facilities.

Only football and basketball do. Most if not all of the other sports are likely losing economically.

[Ben_Natuf]

thats true for college too, so the point is… what exactly?

[Eagle-Keeper]

@Supreme_War_Pig

@Snowfinch

Things are moving fast. NCAA already giving in and drafting policy to let players market themselves for $$$ without losing eligibility. Small market teams are going to have recruiting problems.

NCAA Drafting Player Pay Policy

I’ll have to assume there’s going to be some sort of caps? Otherwise, richest schools get the best athletes, and the whole rotten thing collapses.

The total number of available athletes wont change for one and the top level athletes were never going to the smaller schools anyhow. The average level college athletes pretty much know they have virtually no shot making it to the pros and will be by and large be happy with just getting a free ride at a university. What’s going to happen is that the top level athletes, many of whom who have a legit shot at making it to the pros will start earning money sooner. Basically this will be an opportunity for those who are going to get rich playing pro ball to build upon that wealth sooner.

[Eagle-Keeper]

@Ben_Natuf

thats true for college too, so the point is… what exactly?

Actually I misread the post as I thought he was talking about college.

[EternalVigilance]

@Supreme_War_Pig

I’ll have to assume there’s going to be some sort of caps? Otherwise, richest schools get the best athletes, and the whole rotten thing collapses.

The University of Texas has roughly twenty or so billionaire boosters battling for control of that football program. They’re absolutely salivating at the prospect of said collapse.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Eagle-Keeper

@Supreme_War_Pig

@Snowfinch

Things are moving fast. NCAA already giving in and drafting policy to let players market themselves for $$$ without losing eligibility. Small market teams are going to have recruiting problems.

NCAA Drafting Player Pay Policy

I’ll have to assume there’s going to be some sort of caps? Otherwise, richest schools get the best athletes, and the whole rotten thing collapses.

The total number of available athletes wont change for one and the top level athletes were never going to the smaller schools anyhow. The average level college athletes pretty much know they have virtually no shot making it to the pros and will be by and large be happy with just getting a free ride at a university. What’s going to happen is that the top level athletes, many of whom who have a legit shot at making it to the pros will start earning money sooner. Basically this will be an opportunity for those who are going to get rich playing pro ball to build upon that wealth sooner.

Hmmm…good point.