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Paying College Athletes: A Happy Middle Ground?
Posted on 2/6/14 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 2/6/14 at 7:47 pm
Hear me out, why can't this work.
1) Schools can offer recruits scholarships, no different from the ones offered today, with the stipulation that the school must honor the full length of the scholarship so long as academic requirements are met.
2) A player can choose to forego scholarship eligibility and enter into salary negotiations with the school, if they think their athletic abilities justify something greater than the scholarship's monetary amount. In turn, the university would retain the right to cut the player provided there are not contractual barriers.
This way, you would have an incentive for non-blue chip recruits to just accept the scholarship. After all, if there is little hope that they can make it to the pros, having your college guaranteed would be more valuable to the player.
For blue chip recruits, they can risk more because of their greater probability of making it to the pros. They can risk it because they will probably not attend the full length of a scholarship anyway. The school can risk it because they would retain the right to cut the player should they not live up to the monetary worth of their athletic talent.
1) Schools can offer recruits scholarships, no different from the ones offered today, with the stipulation that the school must honor the full length of the scholarship so long as academic requirements are met.
2) A player can choose to forego scholarship eligibility and enter into salary negotiations with the school, if they think their athletic abilities justify something greater than the scholarship's monetary amount. In turn, the university would retain the right to cut the player provided there are not contractual barriers.
This way, you would have an incentive for non-blue chip recruits to just accept the scholarship. After all, if there is little hope that they can make it to the pros, having your college guaranteed would be more valuable to the player.
For blue chip recruits, they can risk more because of their greater probability of making it to the pros. They can risk it because they will probably not attend the full length of a scholarship anyway. The school can risk it because they would retain the right to cut the player should they not live up to the monetary worth of their athletic talent.
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Posted on 2/6/14 at 7:50 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
No.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:01 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
No.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:02 pm to OFWHAP
If you want a salary, you have to compromise with your employer. I doubt any college would be willing to guarantee a salary for 2 years, let alone 4.
Probably, most players would be signed to an initial 1 year contract, with extensions dependent on-field performance.
Probably, most players would be signed to an initial 1 year contract, with extensions dependent on-field performance.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:21 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
I can see the poorer schools arguing that richer schools would just buy up the blue chip recruits.
However, because the remainder of the recruit pool would be mostly scholarship players, this would give those schools an economic advantage as their monetary commitment would be set for 4 years, allowing for cheaper overhead and greater stability.
However, because the remainder of the recruit pool would be mostly scholarship players, this would give those schools an economic advantage as their monetary commitment would be set for 4 years, allowing for cheaper overhead and greater stability.
This post was edited on 2/6/14 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:22 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
quote:title IX
Hear me out, why can't this work.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:25 pm to GeauxTigersLee
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title IX
Okay, I'm talking about in a world not run by economically illiterate bureaucrats.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:33 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
Well, you sort of asked why this couldn't work.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:36 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
i think the most hilarious outcome would be if a semi-pro feeder league is created in response to the schools not paying the players. in short order the semi pro league becomes the big draw, and the TV networks are left paying enormous contracts to the conferences for nothing. that is the best possible scenario IMO.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 9:21 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
quote:
Paying College Athletes: A Happy Middle Ground?
simple: do it like the Olympics. Don't pay athletes, but let them make money off personalized merchandise (and also let them sell their own shite if they want) and sponsors. this way the school's can't bitch about losing money, AND nobody can bitch about title IX bullshite.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 10:02 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
quote:You're correct that the small schools would use this argument. But the problem is this is already happening with the current system.
I can see the poorer schools arguing that richer schools would just buy up the blue chip recruits.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 10:10 pm to MI LSU
quote:
simple: do it like the Olympics. Don't pay athletes, but let them make money off personalized merchandise (and also let them sell their own shite if they want) and sponsors. this way the school's can't bitch about losing money, AND nobody can bitch about title IX bullshite.
That is really an amazing idea. First time I've read it, no troll.
Posted on 2/7/14 at 7:26 pm to gorillacoco
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That is really an amazing idea. First time I've read it, no troll.
I read it somewhere about a year ago when I was studying BCS corruption for a paper. I really don't understand why they don't implement it, honestly. It's the perfect compromise.
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