Trump Executive Order re: college sports

[S.C. OrangeMan]

I think we're all pretty certain they lobbied for congressional action. This may have been a byproduct, because I don't think it'll do what they need. I trust everybody is aware, due to the other very long thread on this, what they actually need and why.

It actually may backfire, since it ignores the push for Congress to give the NCAA an antitrust exemption. This may give Congress an out without actually accomplishing anything except more court cases and lawyer billable hours.

 

[LSU-SIU]

Congress isn't going to remove the Sherman Act. It governs every business in America.
If it's removed, hello to monopolies like the old railroad and shipping barons ran, or like Bell Telephone before the feds broke them up.

The Sherman Act isn't primarily about sports.

Yeah, I don't think that was the context I was going for. Even if they did, its not going to change anything - Congress could in theory exemption Colleges but at this point that isn't going to change anything either. Not really.

The Sherman Act whether it exists, doesn't exists or exist partially isn't going to change any of this at this point.

 

[kcvols1]

I feel most confident saying that the world's most powerful's interests are best served by having the American people in constant disagreement with each other.

This is among the best political assessments I’ve heard in the last 10 years.

 

[RandomUTfan]

I wouldn't stake my life on that. It may be unenforceable as it stands now, but this might just be a first step. Jawboning Congress and working through the Justice Dept might just get the ball rolling for some legislative action. If he's really determined he can be a tough force to stop.

Like so many other political maneuvers it's simply giving the appearance of having done something while actually getting us absolutely no closer to solving any of the problems with college football.

 

[IUGradVol]

The number of people who don’t understand how executive orders work is sad and mind boggling.

 

[LSU-SIU]

Like so many other political maneuvers it's simply giving the appearance of having done something while actually getting us absolutely no closer to solving any of the problems with college football.

I would say the problem has been solved to a large degree. I agree with the first part.

 

[VOLLeeann]

is Tuberville alive?

Do you think Tubby's ego would let him die now, of all times, in his rise to GOV or, dare I say it, POTUS? No, my friend, no, no way,

 

[VOLLeeann]

Keep politics out of sports they said.

C'mon on, LW, of course that's what was said and neither you nor I believed them. Politics is never out of the national sports biz. The issue is can it be corralled or, even then, does it just go underground and kick ass from there?

 

[macrovol]

whose job will it be to determine who complied?

Who will handle the appeals process?

Etc.. etc..

Ask Harvard or Columbia.

 

[omghulkhands]

Ask Harvard or Columbia.

Well first of all, there is already a government agency dedicated to that sort of thing. It’s the EEOC.

Second, their situation was simple to resolve. Where NIL would be infinitely more complex.

Third, that’s 2 schools VS 1,100 NCAA participating schools

 

[VolsSportsFan]

This is meaningless and unenforceable.

There is no federal body to enforce this. Unless they wanna spend more government money to create a bunch of college sports NIL investigators and auditors etc..

So this is just virtue signaling.

Trump doing something for show with no teeth? Get outta here!