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Pay the players fucktards - this will really make you smile
oregonblitzkrieg
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Northwestern football players are trying to start a labor union. The poor players aren't getting paid to play. The coaches get paid and they don't. The schools are making money by selling their jerseys. Sniff, sniff. Ignore the fact that you get a free education, a free platform to showcase your skills, fame and a shot at the NFL if you're a good enough player. None of that is worth anything, right? It would be nice if someone could determine the monetary value of the platform these players are provided by the NCAA and their school to make a name for themselves and further their careers, particularly the ones who are the best at what they do. That's worth millions in and of itself. So STFU.
If you support this shit you need to DIAFF. You are supporting the end of CFB as we know it.
Northwestern football players are trying to start a labor union. The poor players aren't getting paid to play. The coaches get paid and they don't. The schools are making money by selling their jerseys. Sniff, sniff. Ignore the fact that you get a free education, a free platform to showcase your skills, fame and a shot at the NFL if you're a good enough player. None of that is worth anything, right? It would be nice if someone could determine the monetary value of the platform these players are provided by the NCAA and their school to make a name for themselves and further their careers, particularly the ones who are the best at what they do. That's worth millions in and of itself. So STFU.
If you support this shit you need to DIAFF. You are supporting the end of CFB as we know it.
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It's not an education close to the value of the scholarship because schools subvert the entire process. UNC got caught creating fake classes for athletes. The sociology majors most of these kids are pushed through are worthless. Half of them are semi-literate.
The publicity point is oh so fucking stupd. Who generates the publicity? The players. Where does the money go? The NCAA and its member schools. This trickles down to the administrators and coaches.
For instance, the NCAA has. 770 million dollar deal with CBS to broadcast college basketball for just 3 weekends in March. Players see 0 of that revenue.
Most of them (97%) won't go pro so what the fuck is the value of that publicity when they don't see any money from it.
I thought you were the guy who hated corporate greed and the exploit of a work force. Revenue generating athletes are not receiving anything close to their actual value in a free market.
Hope this helps.
The players should call bullshit on this travesty and quit.
It's been a rough day for Damone.
Players should be paid. . .but no more than $15.00 an hour.
Charge all players an appearance fee
Credit back to players revenues above expenses including general university overhead and rights fees.
* Oh, the players generate all the publicity. Alright. Then lets let the players go play by themselves on public football fields without the bright lights, the marketing machine, etc. behind them backing them up and see how much publicity they generate. Sure they generate a good portion of the publicity in CFB games, but without the framework of the schools and the NCAA behind them, they would be nothing.
* Again, with your basketball point. The players get national exposure. Those that end up making it to the NBA get there by having their talents exposed, which leads to big paychecks later on down the road. HTH. People who play college football and basketball are essentially enjoying 2 free educations. The 1st is the typical academic education. The second is the sports education. They are learning, and honing their skills for the NFL/NBA while not paying a dime to attain/improve skills they otherwise would not have the opportunity of attaining/utilizing.
* When it comes to college football I'm not very ideological. I want to see good games with good athletes. I already believe athletes are getting more than their fair share out of the deal in the form of an education, a platform to showcase their talents (which allows them to improve their future earnings potential), fame (if they're into that), and the opportunity to improve their skills by playing with and against the best athletes out there. The players at Northwestern think the NCAA is a dictatorship. Wrong. You can't leave a dictatorship. If Northwestern believes the NCAA is a dictatorship then they need to LEAVE. Personally I think the NCAA should kick them the fuck out before this little revolution spreads. The ideas you espouse will result in an NFL farm league and watered down crappy football. No thanks.
Granted it's NCPA supported, but these are interesting findings.
There will never be a way for players to gain full fair market value outlined here but it shows just how ridiculous the NCAA is. There needs to be a much better balance.
See what I did there?
There is no component of amateurism in it that holds my interest. I just want to watch Washington win.