vegasvolfan
Do what you have to until you can do what you want
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In any other line of work, you can make money off your name and likeness. Except college athletics. You have a right to earn money off your name and likeness. College athletics can’t. That’s a right they have and the US gives.
If you want to be so fancy and layman terms, they have been denied a privilege every other American has because of antiquated rules.
Not taking a shot at Admiral here but he also got a full scholarship and due to UT he was able to get drafted in the NBA. Sounds like a win/winHow come? Rick Barnes made money due to him, the assistants made money due to him, the school made money due to him, the SEC made money due to him, ESPN made money due to him, the NCAA made money due to him, the State of Tennessee made money due to him, etc......
You're looking so hard for victim status that you're missing the big important point: They aren't in a profession. They participate in AMATEUR athletics while attending the school they represent. They are students, not employees. "In any other line of work" SMH.
You're looking so hard for victim status that you're missing the big important point: They aren't in a profession. They participate in AMATEUR athletics while attending the school they represent. They are students, not employees. "In any other line of work" SMH.
If some are going to act like they aren’t amateurs then let them be treated like a professional, a kicker misses 3 FGs in one game then the coach should be able to cut him, any player struggling should be able to be cut at any time and they are no longer responsible to pay of the athletes scholarshipSo student athletes are employees? And the NCAA is not amateur athletics? That's your stance?
Well, there it is. No sense talking to you if you are going to make up things that aren't true. I get it, you live in a world of snowflakes where you can just declare something and it has to be true. I don't live in that world. Student athletes are not employees.
It's when your quaint notion of what the NCAA is makes way more sense. Not in 2019.
And no, I don't think the NCAA is "amateur", based on all the money it generates.
You seem to be getting hung up over the difference between "is" and "I think it should be."
I think we all agree that the athletes deserve to be compensated for their name and likeness. That's why they're negotiating it now.
The players provide a service to the university which makes the university money and the players are therefore compensated by it. That’s an employee/employer relationship.
You just believe what the NCAA tells you. It’s not being a snowflake it’s called using logic. Not being ignorant because a corporation (which the NCAA is) told me something.