Bring it on. These universities deserve to have unionized players.
Of course that will make all of the union players professional athletes and according to the NCAA rules they would be ineligible for participation in NCAA sports.
If they get what they want, many universities and colleges would likely close down sports scholarships. Only the very large could afford it.
That would mean all benefits received would be taxable.
Football will die without the regular guy.
Just what the progressives want - the end of our national game.
He seems to be laboring under the illusion that student-athletes are students first. Hasn’t been that way since the 80s, maybe even the 70s. That’s part of the reason for this movement. Everybody involved knows these kids are football players first who take just enough easy classes to maintain their eligibility. The universities only want them there to play football, only have them there to play football, and really don’t care what else they do so long as it doesn’t interfere with them playing football. So since they clearly have a job might as well pay them.
Well, strike Northwestern from any viewing this fall.
Anyone else?
Didn’t these NLRB decisions come down under false leadership?
Meaning a Judge called them out a month ago. So negating this lawlessness.
They’re assuming, too, that fans are going to pay “pro” ticket prices, too, which likely won’t happen. College ticket prices for the major sports are moving towards the “not affordable” area, anyway.
Easy stop offering full ride scholarships for athletics.