kemajic said:Not our father's NCAA anymore - or ours.
https://tinyurl.com/y6d75et6
grizfnz said:If players are able to “opt out” if their demands are not met, are the school able to “opt out” of paying scholarships?
alabamagrizzly said:Since when is a job that pays you $30,000 to $50,000 grand a year exploiting you? Guess I need to start making demands to my employer too. I’m sure it’ll go over well. I’m definitely one of the most sympathetic white persons I know towards the BLM movement but this one is very hard to swallow.
ilovethecats said:alabamagrizzly said:Since when is a job that pays you $30,000 to $50,000 grand a year exploiting you? Guess I need to start making demands to my employer too. I’m sure it’ll go over well. I’m definitely one of the most sympathetic white persons I know towards the BLM movement but this one is very hard to swallow.
When those “jobs” are making billions every year on your talents and likeness.
I don’t know what you do, but if you’re making $30,000 a year but your boss is making hundreds of millions solely on what you bring to the table, I most certainly would talk to them about getting better compensated. Doesn’t mean they will, but it sure as hell wouldn’t be crazy to think you deserve a little bit bigger piece of the pie.
And incapable at all of them.first11 said:Genie out of bottle, pandora has the box wide open.
Will other schools follow suit w wazzu?
NCAA certainly got a big plate of issues, Covid response only one of em.
There's a lot of hyperbole here, but this pushes even those bounds. To support your claim, how about you produce a list of college football programs that show billions in profits.ilovethecats said:When those “jobs” are making billions every year on your talents and likeness.
kemajic said:Good for Wazzu; play the kids that want to play and let the others pack the portal. Booster/donors are not going to be held hostage by BLM, irrespective of what left universities want to do.
grizcountry420 said:grizfnz said:If players are able to “opt out” if their demands are not met, are the school able to “opt out” of paying scholarships?
Washington State already releasing players from the team. They terminated their scholarship.
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...ll-releasing-players-support-pac-12-movement/
Only hyperbole was in response to calling college athletics jobs.kemajic said:There's a lot of hyperbole here, but this pushes even those bounds. To support your claim, how about you produce a list of college football programs that show billions in profits.ilovethecats said:When those “jobs” are making billions every year on your talents and likeness.
OrgonGriz said:No one is twisting arms to play football. If these kids feel it’s unfair they have the option to leave the program. Granted they might have to take out student loans and pay them back just like almost every kid that goes to college not on scholarship has too!
What funny is these kids are born with a physical gift and talent. Some are lucky to benefit from it and get scholarships. The real lucky one play in the pros and make hundreds of thousands if not millions per year. But that’s okay...
They need to realize, no fans support, no big time pay day.
So you go ahead and leave the program. I can guarantee your there is another kid willing ready and able to take your place!
ilovethecats said:OrgonGriz said:No one is twisting arms to play football. If these kids feel it’s unfair they have the option to leave the program. Granted they might have to take out student loans and pay them back just like almost every kid that goes to college not on scholarship has too!
What funny is these kids are born with a physical gift and talent. Some are lucky to benefit from it and get scholarships. The real lucky one play in the pros and make hundreds of thousands if not millions per year. But that’s okay...
They need to realize, no fans support, no big time pay day.
So you go ahead and leave the program. I can guarantee your there is another kid willing ready and able to take your place!
Yes but nothing ever gets fixed with this mentality. If you don’t like it just leave. What does that accomplish? Do you really think the NCAA is perfect? You don’t think there are things we could change to benefit student athletes? You think it’s ok that schools and outside companies can make tons of money selling hats, jerseys, memorabilia, video games, pictures, cards, autographs etc. and the actual players aren’t allowed compensation?
Do you think it’s a bad thing that players are starting to speak up about racial injustices and otherwise? The fact that they got that Iowa strength coach fired after years of improper treatment of players? I don’t know how any of that is bad. Should those kids have just left the program if they didn’t like the treatment? Or were they ok to speak up?
ilovethecats said:OrgonGriz said:No one is twisting arms to play football. If these kids feel it’s unfair they have the option to leave the program. Granted they might have to take out student loans and pay them back just like almost every kid that goes to college not on scholarship has too!
What funny is these kids are born with a physical gift and talent. Some are lucky to benefit from it and get scholarships. The real lucky one play in the pros and make hundreds of thousands if not millions per year. But that’s okay...
They need to realize, no fans support, no big time pay day.
So you go ahead and leave the program. I can guarantee your there is another kid willing ready and able to take your place!
Yes but nothing ever gets fixed with this mentality. If you don’t like it just leave. What does that accomplish? Do you really think the NCAA is perfect? You don’t think there are things we could change to benefit student athletes? You think it’s ok that schools and outside companies can make tons of money selling hats, jerseys, memorabilia, video games, pictures, cards, autographs etc. and the actual players aren’t allowed compensation?
Do you think it’s a bad thing that players are starting to speak up about racial injustices and otherwise? The fact that they got that Iowa strength coach fired after years of improper treatment of players? I don’t know how any of that is bad. Should those kids have just left the program if they didn’t like the treatment? Or were they ok to speak up?