What is it realistically going to take to overthrow the NCAA?

I know this is the "cool kid" frick the man stance, but people like you fail to realize how important the NCAA's feigned appearence of authority is to college football and basketball.

The arguments for abolishing the NCAA are largely true when it comes to every other college sport, but football and basketball would suffer significantly. The majority of D1 football and basketball programs benefit from NCAA oversight, with only the top programs being held back.

Full scale, bloody, armed revolution. We will hang Mark Emmert from whatever the frick the tallest building in Indianapolis is. We'll burn the CFP committee alive. VIVA LA RESTIANCE! VIVA LA REVELUCIÓN!

It will require the NFL and NBA not using college athletics exclusively as a farm system.

If there was a "minor league" for football for example, and players got paid. NFL teams would have to draft players from this league, rather than only from college football.

I think it will eventually happen. When it happens the first time, the flood gates will open. Unfortunately for fans of college teams, players like Fournette will opt for the league that pays them for the same injury risk and allows them to enter the draft when they want, rather than waiting.

man, it's so simple you cannot even grasp it.

the NCAA is an ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATIONS are voluntary organizations formed by organizations of like purpose (like college sports teams).

ANY school can disassociate at any time. to "overthrow" the NCAA all it would take would be member schools disassociating. the would do this if they feel the association isn't representing them accurately and fairly.

of course, it would be a lot fricking easier for these said unhappy association members to just vote in any changes they want.

imo, you are an idiot for asking this question. individuals, such as yourself, are NOT represented by this association so they can just tell you to frick off anytime they want to.

lastly, have you given any thought to the ramifications of college sports teams NOT coming together and creating an association to act on the behalf of them as a group. you know, shite like rules and stuff.

look up the word "anarchy" and it would give you a clue.

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What sequence of events will it take to legitimately overthrow this dictatorship?

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Serious answer? Change will be forced on the sport.

The Jeffrey Kessler antitrust case will decimate the amatuer model, as a judge will completely throw out the concept of not paying players. Due to this result and an unfortunate conflict ADs will have with Title 9 requirements, college football will change into a outright minor league with programs that are loosely affiliated with the schools but controlled 100% by the various booster organizations.

Some programs who are currently competing at a Power 5 level (or trying to) will decide it's not worth the expense to compete in a complete free market for players, and major college football will contract in size. Those who are left over after the decade plus fallout will band together in a new professional organization that won't just be an oversight body, but partially also a conference for pooled media rights and as a way try to work out a deal with the players organization that will form in the wake of losing that lawsuit.

tl:dr When the NCAA is gone you are going to miss it.

This guy to lead the charge

The NCAA is 1) given powers by the members and 2) interprets the powers given to it.

Number 2 is fixed by hiring good people.

Number 1, if the schools don't see any issues, nothing will change.