College Athletics getting paid



Rated R Superstar said:
Everyone owes Ed O'Bannon a tremendous amount of gratitude for this.
Click to expand...

Yet many on this site still call him a snitch or a sore loser because he didnt make it in the NBA.

He's gonna be viewed like MLK (related to college athletes getting paid) years down the road. Many people forget that MLK and Malcolm were despised at the time of their deaths
 
In_The_662 said:
Yet many on this site still call him a snitch or a sore loser because he didnt make it in the NBA.

He's gonna be viewed like MLK (related to college athletes getting paid) years down the road. Many people forget that MLK and Malcolm were despised at the time of their deaths
Click to expand...

Truth ^^^^.
 
And now kids' objectives will shift to a differing type of focus which is $$$$ incentive-laden. Too many will put in work and effort where the maximum potential for $$$ earnings while in college will occur.

Naturally, when the pwcu athletic medicore and dormants of the mid-to-late 1960s made their power plays ala "assimilation of physically gifted black males," they secured a great advantage in facilities and notoriety well ahead of the rest of us not current P5 or even G5.
 
In_The_662 said:
Yet many on this site still call him a snitch or a sore loser because he didnt make it in the NBA.

He's gonna be viewed like MLK (related to college athletes getting paid) years down the road. Many people forget that MLK and Malcolm were despised at the time of their deaths
Click to expand...
Malcolm also disliked Dr King too
 
I applaud the athlete getting paid, however I am concerned abt the non revenue sports. What effect will the NIL financial pay out’s have in relation to the dollars donated to the University athletic programs.
 
Journalist said:
Welp. Say goodbye to HBCU athletics.
Click to expand...
I would not say that, as worse case HBCUs could drop back down to the NAIA, go non scholarship, declare players independent contractors, or basically tell players if you wants to play sports at any particular school you agree to forgo compensations from the school itself. To be honest most schools are going to say that football does not make money and thus there is no money available to pay players. It will be interesting if a player will file a lawsuit against a school or the NCAA claiming that there would be money to pay players if schools did not take revenue from football to pay for other sports or contribute to the school.
 
East Tex Tiger said:
I applaud the athlete getting paid, however I am concerned abt the non revenue sports. What effect will the NIL financial pay out’s have in relation to the dollars donated to the University athletic programs.
Click to expand...
I can see schools dropping as many non-revenue sports that they can legally do and asking for people to help support some of those sports (if not they would drop them). I remember Stanford threaten to shutdown a number of sports and basically people donated enough money to make those sports self supported.
 
FedEx is headquartered in Memphis.

----------

FedEx Makes $25M NIL Commitment to University of Memphis Athletics
Paul Steinbach
Apr 22, 2024

FedEx Corp. announced Friday an NIL program benefiting University of Memphis student-athletes that will invest $5M per year for the next five years in University of Memphis student-athletes who will be promoting FedEx initiatives.

As reported by CBS Sports, the deal is believed to be the biggest corporate NIL partnership of its type in college athletics.

.....
 
tony11 said:
www.al.com

Ivey signs bill for college athletes to be paid for name, image

The NCAA is expected to adopt rules allowing college athletes to receive pay for use of their name and image for purposes such as product endorsements.
www.al.com www.al.com
Click to expand...

Let's not forget what the Birmingham mayor said (thread).

From the article:

The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Kyle South, a Republican from Fayette, has said the main purpose was to make sure Alabama universities are not at a recruiting disadvantage because the state does not have such a law in place. South’s bill has an effective date of July 1, the same date as a law approved by the Florida Legislature.
 
ECSU_NCCU_Christopher said:
I would not say that, as worse case HBCUs could drop back down to the NAIA, go non scholarship, declare players independent contractors, or basically tell players if you wants to play sports at any particular school you agree to forgo compensations from the school itself. To be honest most schools are going to say that football does not make money and thus there is no money available to pay players. It will be interesting if a player will file a lawsuit against a school or the NCAA claiming that there would be money to pay players if schools did not take revenue from football to pay for other sports or contribute to the school.
Click to expand...
Naw... horrible ideas lol
 
if this lawsuit is settled and TV revenues can be used to pay players then the power truly is in the player and can help HBCUs - if the top talent goes to HBCUs and forces the eyeballs to change - then ESPN, whomever will have to renegotiate but we know it won't happen lol
 

You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top