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Supreme Court sides with former college players in dispute with NCAA about compensation
ESPN ^ | 6/21/2021 | ESPN

Posted on 06/21/2021 8:22:08 AM PDT by Dacula

WASHINGTON -- In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting certain compensation.


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To: Reily

Very good points!


41 posted on 06/21/2021 9:08:50 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Dacula
still kept in place other limits like being directly compensated for playing on sports teams.

During my time at OU in the 1970's the star football players had shiny new Corvettes and Camaros.

Just loaners for the season I'm sure, as long as it was a winning season and they beat Texas..Oklahoma fans are kinda fickle about that.

42 posted on 06/21/2021 9:12:27 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: Dacula

college football is dead. it has been espn’s whore for 10 years now.


43 posted on 06/21/2021 9:16:46 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: VA_Gentleman

the people that think the ncaa is the problem also thought the bullsh*t playoff system would fix the college football.


44 posted on 06/21/2021 9:18:11 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: Dacula

These kids get free educations plus tutors.


45 posted on 06/21/2021 9:21:37 AM PDT by Lumper20 (If one never sn erved in war-shing/she should never be a Gov. Department head.)
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To: JonPreston

We had season tickets to WVU football for years, last year they went woke, I am not gong to throw any more money their way.

Unfortunately, there are few sports that are not woke.


46 posted on 06/21/2021 9:23:39 AM PDT by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: AU72

nope- not when the schools and NCAA are making millions off your name and likeness.

They want to expand the CFP from 4 to 12 teams. Who benefits from that?? A college kid whose an NFL prospect that’s going to have to play an extra game or two? Or the NCAA and schools who’ll rake in billions??


47 posted on 06/21/2021 9:24:17 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Dacula

meanwhile, if you are going to school on a math or science scholarship, there are no restrictions on the amount of $$ you can make on a side job or intern doing math or science.


48 posted on 06/21/2021 9:25:31 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Dacula

Agree with this ruling.

“Amateur” athletics are cash cows for major universities. The athletes generate revenue for the school, often without getting an education.


49 posted on 06/21/2021 9:26:05 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: phormer phrog phlyer

Same here !
Trying to ignore WVU athletics now, hard to do when you live in Morgantown.


50 posted on 06/21/2021 9:26:51 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Alberta's Child

Jim Craig being front and center of your point.


51 posted on 06/21/2021 9:27:08 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: phormer phrog phlyer

I had the very same experience with a top B10 school. Dumped my txs on the 35 yard line and freed up my Saturday afternoons. I don’t like the coach or his usual 2 loss seasons.


52 posted on 06/21/2021 9:32:00 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Mrs. Yuleeyahoo

Twenty years ago, I went to a Big 12 school on an academic scholarship.

I knew a woman that was raped by a basketball star (I was working in the dorms, and we were witnesses to the player going to her room and loud noises).

She was given a full ride scholarship to any other state school, as long as she didn’t press charges. We moved her out the next day.

I have also fired more college and semi pro ball players than I have retained. No discipline, no work ethic, major attitude problems. To the point where I will be very careful hiring one in the future.

Make them semi pro teams with the college logo if you must, but this is a farce.


53 posted on 06/21/2021 9:32:34 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: Dacula

Goodbye College Athletics in general.


54 posted on 06/21/2021 9:32:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cgbg
Many institutions charge $40-50K a year for the priviledge of not learning much.
That athletes don't take advantage of full value is not the institutions fault. BTW not all athletes are the same. Some do get non trivial degrees.

Nevertheless goodbye NCAA. It was born out of cheating institutions hiring pro-athletes. Back to the future.

55 posted on 06/21/2021 9:32:46 AM PDT by Varda
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To: Dacula

Time to go to Sporting Clubs and Academies, like the rest of the world does.


56 posted on 06/21/2021 9:33:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: redgolum

The colleges\universities can rent out the logo and make money that way.


57 posted on 06/21/2021 9:33:50 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

If you knew what many grad students go through, you wouldn’t feel that way.

Grad students are slave labor, often teach most of the classes, and are paid very little.

While the tenured profs go on vacation. For years.


58 posted on 06/21/2021 9:35:09 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: Doche2X2

“...the mainstream media ignores college baseball...”

That’s simple to understand.

Too many white guys in collage basketball. We can’t be supporting that kind of diversity.


59 posted on 06/21/2021 9:36:02 AM PDT by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: Reily

Yep.

I actually proposed this some time ago. It would make money in the major markets, but would end a lot of programs.

But I have yet to understand what football has to do with an education, and I love football.


60 posted on 06/21/2021 9:36:17 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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