Ruling: players are employees
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Damn you and your 53 seconds.
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I'm hearing that they're slaves.
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Can they file a grievance if they don't get enough playing time? Will seniors have to play no matter what because they have seniority? Can they take 8 weeks off to take care of a kid with the crud and not lose their spot?
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"A player shouldn't lose his job to injury"MikeDamone said:Can they file a grievance if they don't get enough playing time? Will seniors have to play no matter what because they have seniority? Can they take 8 weeks off to take care of a kid with the crud and not lose their spot?
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That's where the term Student-Athlete came from, as schools did not want to pay OASDI an Medicare taxes. That is why the NCAA does not care about bringing the hammer down on violations that involve paying people that are not players.MikeDamone said:I assume they will be getting w2s and paying taxes
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If they're employees then they don't need to be given scholarships, free housing, etc. You don't usually get paid up front to take a job.
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No signing bonuses in big money football? Since when?oregonblitzkrieg said:If they're employees then they don't need to be given scholarships, free housing, etc. You don't usually get paid up front to take a job.
Yes, pay the players, and you do not need to give them scholarships.
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Maybe something along the lines of each player is given a choice: take the full scholarship and small stipend if you know you have no chance of making it in the NFL and don't wanna play for the Portland Thunder or the school just gives you in money what the scholarship is worth, you obviously don't need to go to class now, and you can go invest the money in hookers and blow until you go work out at the combine.RavennaDawg said:
No signing bonuses in big money football? Since when?oregonblitzkrieg said:If they're employees then they don't need to be given scholarships, free housing, etc. You don't usually get paid up front to take a job.
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And remove all academic requirements. Also, let the stars negotiate bigger salaries. Why shouldn't Sankey get paid more than Harvigston?RavennaDawg said:
No signing bonuses in big money football? Since when?oregonblitzkrieg said:If they're employees then they don't need to be given scholarships, free housing, etc. You don't usually get paid up front to take a job.
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