NorthWestern Players Will Unionize

[Poitier]

there's really no solution to any of this besides blowing it all up and getting rid of college sports entirely

The big sports (football and basketball) just need to go fully developmental league and let the smaller sports have their scholarships.

 

[Trip]

The big sports (football and basketball) just need to go fully developmental league and let the smaller sports have their scholarships.

they wouldn't give out scholarships for smaller sports if the big two were gone though

 

[tremonthustler1]

If I was Vince McMahon or any upstart with Money.

I would create a Minor League Football as an alternative to division 1 football right now

NOBODY will ever ride with minor league football. Nobody rides with minor league ANYTHING here.

I don't know about that, a lot of the kids could at least make a little bit of change doing local commercials. Only maybe a couple of kids per year would get any type of real endorsement though; really, there aren't THAT many professional athletes with national endorsement deals.

That's the crazy thing. This is all being done to support players that in reality don't need it and will be set anyway. They are the 1%

 

[tremonthustler1]

If we want to keep it all the way funky, they should just get a % of the revenue they bring in. Find a happy median so the big schools can't over compensate but also won't keep the smaller institutions in the red. You can't tell me the two person swim team deserves the same amount of dough the star football/basketball player whether they be male or female. And not every school needs to have every sport. Keep some of that shyt intramural

a) how would you determine this? Every school is different. In some schools, the star basketball or football player ain't shyt compared to the star hockey player. shyt, in Trinity College, if you play squash, you get the most p*ssy on campus.

b) If it became public knowledge that one guy got the lion's share of the pay because he was the star QB, if I was the backup QB, what would stop me from pulling a Tonya Harding on that guy so I can get that spot? Things you'll do for money.

 

[Poitier]

b) If it became public knowledge that one guy got the lion's share of the pay because he was the star QB, if I was the backup QB, what would stop me from pulling a Tonya Harding on that guy so I can get that spot? Things you'll do for money.

going to jail?

 

[JBoy]

are these dudes even asking to be paid, sounds more like they want better protection from the hazardous nature of the game mostly and a few other perks.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

a) how would you determine this? Every school is different. In some schools, the star basketball or football player ain't shyt compared to the star hockey player. shyt, in Trinity College, if you play squash, you get the most p*ssy on campus.

b) If it became public knowledge that one guy got the lion's share of the pay because he was the star QB, if I was the backup QB, what would stop me from pulling a Tonya Harding on that guy so I can get that spot? Things you'll do for money.

Not saying he should get the lion share of the money but if the sport he's excelling in is the reason for new dorms, athletic facilities and increase in booster contributions than that sports team (not the individual) should be getting their fair share based on their worth to the program. Of course there should be stipulations (I.e. GPA, class attendance, conduct, etc) tied into it

 

[tremonthustler1]

going to jail?

Tonya Harding risked jail time over a spot on an Olympic team her and Nancy both got anyway.

ain't nobody in college gonna handle making crumbs to someone else on the same squad gracefully in college

 

[El Bombi]

The NCAA should've just let players make money of their names. Like sponsors, autographs, etc. Music students can make money of their independent albums.

Just keep a close eye on Oregon(Nike), Maryland(UnderArmour), Florida(Gatorade), etc.

If they catch a player getting paid to point shave. Suspend him like they punish players now. It's that easy.

 

[andre patton]

I dont know how I feel about this yet.

I'd like to know where the money is going. Like U of Texas....they're making hundreds of millions off their football program. Where is all that money going?

If that money is going to need-based scholarships, or to build a state of the art biology lab....shyt like that....then oh well fukk them football players.

b) If it became public knowledge that one guy got the lion's share of the pay because he was the star QB, if I was the backup QB, what would stop me from pulling a Tonya Harding on that guy so I can get that spot? Things you'll do for money.

Thats extreme. Whats stopping you from going to work right now and pulling a tonya harding on your coworker thats up for the same promotion you're up for? You're pretty much saying the only reason college players dont intentionally injure other college players....on their same team...is because they have no immediate monetary gain from it.

 

[Poitier]

I dont know how I feel about this yet.

I'd like to know where the money is going. Like U of Texas....they're making hundreds of millions off their football program. Where is all that money going?

This is what happens to the revenue http://sports.yahoo.com/news/colleg...ic-director-gets--18-000-bonus-210331816.html

 

[The_Unchosen_One]

Now the universities are gonna make college athletes sign waivers in order to get their scholarships stating that they will not unionize and will not be paid.

 

[Chrishaune]

NOBODY will ever ride with minor league football.

That's true......people wouldn't pay attention if it wasn't representing their school and they could have some bragging rights.........

 

[The_Unchosen_One]

a) how would you determine this? Every school is different. In some schools, the star basketball or football player ain't shyt compared to the star hockey player. shyt, in Trinity College, if you play squash, you get the most p*ssy on campus.

Clearly not a school known for college athletics!!!

 

[tremonthustler1]

Thats extreme. Whats stopping you from going to work right now and pulling a tonya harding on your coworker thats up for the same promotion you're up for? You're pretty much saying the only reason college players dont intentionally injure other college players....on their same team...is because they have no immediate monetary gain from it.

I'm saying that now you're putting a monetary value on how much you're worth to a team in college. I could see how that could create major envy, dissension and jealousy amongst 18-21 year old guys who were told all the way up until signing that letter of intent that nobody can fukk with them. Right now the difference between the star QB at USC and the backup is opportunity and shine. If you throw in a $ figure that drastically outweighs the backup, I might just take matters into my own hands (or transfer for a better paying job-- and it's a pain in the ass to do that for free-- imagine trying to get out of a monetary binding contract)

If I was some ridiculously endowed school like M.I.T. I would just have a basketball program that paid out the ass for talent just to fukk it up for everyone else.