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originally posted by: Edumakated
I also don't agree with rules prohibiting high schoolers from going pro. I think the NFL won't allow it. I like that baseball has a developed farm system.
originally posted by: yeahright
a reply to: hyperlexic
Here's how you can tell it isn't mutual.
Texas A&M had a well established football program before Manziel got there. He was there playing for a year. Skipped and signed an NFL contract for big $.
Texas A&M still has a football program doing well. How's Johnny Football doing?
originally posted by: yeahright
a reply to: hyperlexic
Here's how you can tell it isn't mutual.
Texas A&M had a well established football program before Manziel got there. He was there playing for a year. Skipped and signed an NFL contract for big $.
Texas A&M still has a football program doing well. How's Johnny Football doing?
originally posted by: yeahright
a reply to: Edumakated
I'm saying you start that 'pay them for what they're worth' stuff and you've just gutted college athletics. Which should probably happen. What they ought to do is run a totally separate entity unaffiliated with the University's core mission, called "Football sponsored by Texas A&M" then run it like the NFL if they want. No pretext of players being students. No scholarships. Pay them and be done with it. Let all the power conferences do that, or whomever else wants to.
All I've heard lately is "Oh my God college debt is out of control and people are paying on it for 20 years and can't get ahead." But apparently 4 years debt free, degree or not, has no value.
originally posted by: Arnie123
It is of my opinion that education will suffer as a result of this.
They will be too busy trying to make money rather than working on their education.
originally posted by: hyperlexic
originally posted by: Arnie123
It is of my opinion that education will suffer as a result of this.
They will be too busy trying to make money rather than working on their education.
Lets be honest you need money way more than you need an education . You can always go back and get an education.
Money is what makes the world go around.
originally posted by: hyperlexic
Its funny were all having this conversation like they arent already paying the top tier college athletes anyway.
originally posted by: LSU2018
a reply to: Bluntone22
Very stupid. Only California would make a move this stupid. They'll be in violation of NCAA rules and not allowed to play in any bowl games once this takes effect. I'm 99.9% sure every game they play in the regular season will be forfeited as well.
You said not to bring up the scholarship, but that's tens of thousands of dollars PER semester that's paid for. That should be more than enough.
originally posted by: hyperlexic
I have always thought college athletes should be allowed to profit from their own names.
The one argument against it as so lame . That they are getting a free education.. what a crock.
They work their asses off for those scholarships. Nothing is free.
originally posted by: LSU2018
a reply to: Bluntone22
Very stupid. Only California would make a move this stupid. They'll be in violation of NCAA rules and not allowed to play in any bowl games once this takes effect. I'm 99.9% sure every game they play in the regular season will be forfeited as well.
You said not to bring up the scholarship, but that's tens of thousands of dollars PER semester that's paid for. That should be more than enough.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
College football is an absurdly profitable business, the people it's making money off of should be able to share in that equity.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: burdman30ott6
They could I suppose but if other states pass similar legislation the ncaa will have far less leverage. How the athletic conferences react is important too. If the SEC and ACC hop on board, it would put huge pressure on the ncaa.
The ncaa has become to big for its britches