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Who will pay the players in CFB?
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:32 pm
Obviously it seems like the tide of public opinion is moving in the favor of paying college athletes. I'm curious where the money will come from for the 99.999% of college athletics teams that operate at a loss. Do people want the state to fund this?
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Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:34 pm to acgeaux129
No one thinks of this
They assume every athletic dept makes money. There's only a few programs that do, and only one or two sports provide that.
They assume every athletic dept makes money. There's only a few programs that do, and only one or two sports provide that.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:34 pm to acgeaux129
Hell no.
Higher Ed is being killed by cutbacks across the board. Adding even more $$ to the free stuff they receive would be ridiculous.
Higher Ed is being killed by cutbacks across the board. Adding even more $$ to the free stuff they receive would be ridiculous.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:34 pm to acgeaux129
Just send the players who would be paid to minor leagues, get rid of "athletic scholarships", and college sports can go back to being about real student-athletes, like it was intended
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:37 pm to Kafka
I agree with you to a certain extent. I'm opposed to it for a variety of reasons. People have a very bastardized, commercialized view of mainstream college athletics and it's ridiculous.
The problem with the idea of paying players is that it raises a whole lot structural/functional issues that most proponents don't even consider.
The problem with the idea of paying players is that it raises a whole lot structural/functional issues that most proponents don't even consider.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:41 pm to acgeaux129
Have the "Big 5" conferences (SEC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12) in football and a couple of smaller ones (for basketball only) form a different "league" and pay the players for football and basketball only.
This post was edited on 9/20/13 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:43 pm to Forkbeard3777
If you did that you would be facing federal lawsuits
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:44 pm to acgeaux129
Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, boosters, random fans that want to buy a signature, basically anyone that is willing to give the athlete money.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:45 pm to pvilleguru
I've seen some horseshite systems suggested, but that is by far the horseshittiest. no offense
This post was edited on 9/20/13 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:45 pm to TigerintheNO
Paying collegiate athletes is a lot like states that want to secede from the USA.
It makes a lot of sense on the surface, and on the surface it looks like it could work.
But when you dig deeper, and start breaking down how everything would work, and what would need to happen to make it work, it looks like more and more of a bad idea.
It makes a lot of sense on the surface, and on the surface it looks like it could work.
But when you dig deeper, and start breaking down how everything would work, and what would need to happen to make it work, it looks like more and more of a bad idea.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:46 pm to Forkbeard3777
The bigger question, but not the new question is how will they stop the players from taking money from boosters and agents. How would justify money from the school but not boosters and agents??
This post was edited on 9/20/13 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:47 pm to acgeaux129
If they want to get paid for football they should lose scholarships unless they qualify academically
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:49 pm to acgeaux129
I'm for players getting money from whoever is willing to give it to them. Nike signs a player to a shoe deal? Awesome. A booster wants to give you $50,000? Outstanding. It's all currently against the NCAA rules, but none of it is illegal. If your aren't a good player and no one wants to sponsor you or give you cash, then too bad. 
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:51 pm to VermilionTiger
quote:What
No one thinks of this
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:52 pm to pvilleguru
If it is ever implemented it will be like any other welfare program. People paying tuition will subsidize it.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:52 pm to rsbd
I'll relax the assumption that paying college students for sports is bullshite.
Basically, the only fair and potentially plausible idea that I can come up with would be a massive endowment fund that covers all collegiate athletes. It would have to be run by a central governing body. Then, you would have to have a way to track hours dedicated to the sport in order to ensure that the pay is fairly allocated. Auditing this process for compliance would be a huge pain in the arse, but it could be possible.
Sounds a bit like welfare, but it's privatized and it's based on time put in.
Basically, the only fair and potentially plausible idea that I can come up with would be a massive endowment fund that covers all collegiate athletes. It would have to be run by a central governing body. Then, you would have to have a way to track hours dedicated to the sport in order to ensure that the pay is fairly allocated. Auditing this process for compliance would be a huge pain in the arse, but it could be possible.
Sounds a bit like welfare, but it's privatized and it's based on time put in.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:54 pm to acgeaux129
Endorsements.
It's infinitely better than the systembnow.
It's infinitely better than the systembnow.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:55 pm to acgeaux129
Actually, the easiest way around this isn't to pay the players, but give them control of their likeness so they can profit off their name.
Poster above me got it
Poster above me got it
This post was edited on 9/20/13 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:55 pm to acgeaux129
quote:
Sounds a bit like welfare
It would be. Because even though the massive endowment fund sounds good, the cash has to come from somewhere.
It's either going to be taxes or tuition. It won't come from where it should come from.
Like any other government program, we would end up paying for it.
Posted on 9/20/13 at 6:55 pm to pvilleguru
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I'm for players getting money from whoever is willing to give it to them. Nike signs a player to a shoe deal? Awesome. A booster wants to give you $50,000? Outstanding. It's all currently against the NCAA rules, but none of it is illegal. If your aren't a good player and no one wants to sponsor you or give you cash, then too bad.
Fair enough. Usually the primary argument you hear about is how the athletes come from poor backgrounds and just struggle to get by. After that, it becomes about how much they help the school in terms of reputation and possibly money (generally not true), but the main thing is that they don't have time for a job.
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