- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
When will the term Student-Athlete be officially gone?
Posted on 5/6/25 at 10:54 am
Posted on 5/6/25 at 10:54 am
With the so called NIL of college sports, these kids being enrolled in college and taking classes is going to be less of a requirement.
At some point these will just be Pay for Play Athletes w/a contractual obligation to whoever is paying them. Maybe that contract requires school and a certain number of year or maybe not.
Regardless.... colleges now have the ability to buy a new team every year.
At some point these will just be Pay for Play Athletes w/a contractual obligation to whoever is paying them. Maybe that contract requires school and a certain number of year or maybe not.
Regardless.... colleges now have the ability to buy a new team every year.
14
Posted on 5/6/25 at 11:00 am to SouthernInsanity
Posted on 5/6/25 at 11:03 am to SouthernInsanity
A couple things happening soon could make it this year. The first is if the legislation passes soon where they players will get revenue sharing because they'll be deemed university employees. The second, which already happened at Kentucky, where the athletic departments spin off as LLC's or for profit organizations.
We'll be in a spot where they could simply decouple the athletes from needing to be students at all and the players are simply university employees whose job it is to play sports. The Universities will simply be name sponsors of for-profit, minor-league, athletics. At that point, which it seems like things may be tracking towards, the term can die.
We'll be in a spot where they could simply decouple the athletes from needing to be students at all and the players are simply university employees whose job it is to play sports. The Universities will simply be name sponsors of for-profit, minor-league, athletics. At that point, which it seems like things may be tracking towards, the term can die.
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 11:04 am
Posted on 5/6/25 at 11:03 am to SouthernInsanity
Let me fix the title as they are not Paid Student Athletes.
But many are not being paid. The third string RT at Bama is probably not getting anything. Now when revenue sharing comes into play does that mean the swimming person gets as much as the starting QB at Bama.
But many are not being paid. The third string RT at Bama is probably not getting anything. Now when revenue sharing comes into play does that mean the swimming person gets as much as the starting QB at Bama.
Posted on 5/6/25 at 12:58 pm to SouthernInsanity
It’s not at military academies, d2 and d 3 and perhaps Ivy League
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:06 pm to SouthernInsanity
I think it's gone already
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:33 pm to SouthernInsanity
Student-Athlete was always bullshite
Posted on 5/6/25 at 7:53 pm to Columbus
When I was in school in the 1980s I knew football players that would get copies of tests early for the easy elective classes they took.
There were some that were so far behind that they had special classes teaching them elementary school math, classes that no real students needed and wouldn't have been able to take if they did.
I took a scuba class just to learn how to dive. The only person in the class that could get credit for it was Vinny Testaverde because he had some kind of bullshite physical education major. He showed up once for a pool day, never actually dove in the ocean and still passed.
There were some that were so far behind that they had special classes teaching them elementary school math, classes that no real students needed and wouldn't have been able to take if they did.
I took a scuba class just to learn how to dive. The only person in the class that could get credit for it was Vinny Testaverde because he had some kind of bullshite physical education major. He showed up once for a pool day, never actually dove in the ocean and still passed.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 6:35 pm to SouthernInsanity
It's already gone. No such thing.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 6:41 pm to SouthernInsanity
Right now, all they sign is a scholarship agreement…they put a shite ton of effort into educating athletes, whether they want it or not. Son has a mandatory 2 hrs of tutoring a day this year. I would have definitely been a PhD physicist with that much help.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 6:46 pm to SouthernInsanity
13 years ago
Posted on 5/7/25 at 7:22 pm to JimTiger72
Ironically, he graduated and got his masters degree.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 8:58 pm to choupiquesushi
Service academy students get paid. They are considered federal employees.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 9:10 pm to SouthernInsanity
1950’s is the last time football had student athletes. Other sports were later.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 5:51 am to RolltidePA
quote:
We'll be in a spot where they could simply decouple the athletes from needing to be students at all and the players are simply university employees whose job it is to play sports. The Universities will simply be name sponsors of for-profit, minor-league, athletics. At that point, which it seems like things may be tracking towards, the term can die.
If it gets to that, Universities should drop sports and let the pro's develop their own minor leagues.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 6:00 am to SouthernInsanity
They are hired mercenaries without loyalty to schools, classwork or anything non sports related. Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 6:23 am to Auburn80
quote:
Other sports were later.
In my experience, some of the smaller sports even at schools in big conferences had students who are very serious about academics and really there for that.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 6:28 am to SouthernInsanity
When i played for TCU from 2007 to 2011 the graduate assistants made sure we went to class
I'm not sure if the other players were given extra help or fake grades or cheated, but at the very least all of us were forced to be physically present in the classroom or face punishment
And we had players ruled ineligible and have to leave the school due to low grades
Doubt it's still like that
I'm not sure if the other players were given extra help or fake grades or cheated, but at the very least all of us were forced to be physically present in the classroom or face punishment
And we had players ruled ineligible and have to leave the school due to low grades
Doubt it's still like that
Posted on 5/8/25 at 6:31 am to SouthernInsanity
If the student athlete title is dropped it’s the death of college football. If it becomes a employee-employer relationship the top players will skip college altogether
Posted on 5/8/25 at 7:16 am to lepdagod
quote:
If the student athlete title is dropped it’s the death of college football. If it becomes a employee-employer relationship the top players will skip college altogether
With the transfer rule and opting out we’re basically already there.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News