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Post by tonyroma on May 24, 2024 12:43:18 GMT -5
The NCAA has agreed to let schools pay athletes directly. The salary cap has been set at 22% of revenues, somewhere around 20 million a year. Won’t be long before the athletes unionize.
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Post by misterjr on May 24, 2024 13:24:57 GMT -5
The NCAA has destroyed college athletics. There are really only two conferences, The Big 10 (or 12) and the SEC.
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Post by conchydong on May 24, 2024 14:25:18 GMT -5
It’s only going to get worse. Sad. How will the smaller colleges ever be able to compete against those that have the big bucks.
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Post by gardawg on May 24, 2024 14:29:32 GMT -5
It’s only going to get worse. Sad. How will the smaller colleges ever be able to compete against those that have the big bucks. Yeah, that would be a real tragedy if small colleges had to focus on academics instead of sports ...
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Post by richm on May 24, 2024 14:39:05 GMT -5
It’s only going to get worse. Sad. How will the smaller colleges ever be able to compete against those that have the big bucks. Yeah, that would be a real tragedy if small colleges had to focus on academics instead of sports ... I don't think colleges should have sports teams.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 24, 2024 14:46:42 GMT -5
College sports is major league preparation teams. The pros ought to donate to the college for every player they draft from that college
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Post by tonyroma on May 24, 2024 14:50:18 GMT -5
My question is will this have an affect on the transfer portal , when you sign a player are they then under contract? And if so how long can that contract last. It’s getting interesting.
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Post by richm on May 24, 2024 14:53:16 GMT -5
Don't forget ages too.
No need to have 30 yr old college athletes. 18-24 seems fair enough. 6 years of school should prepare whoever for "real life" when they blow their knee out 1/2 way thru first year of pro sports.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 24, 2024 15:05:17 GMT -5
My cousin was written up in all the major Chicago newspapers as the “ next Dick Butkus” back in the 60’s. He got a scholarship to play at the University of Wisconsin. He blew a knee out and they kicked him to the curb. Took away his scholarship also. He then was drafted almost immediately ( Vietnam era- anyone who was in college was a draft dodger- despite his bad knees) he earned awards during his army training. Like best of this and best of that. They talked him into extending his enlistment. They wanted him to sign up for possibly 5 years and they were going to make him an officer. He declined as he just got married. He signed up for an additional year and they immediately made him a non commissioned officer (sergeant?). Trained him for something odd. Sent him on a mission. He was killed 9 days after landing in Vietnam.
Anyway he had the college fans standing and cheering him. People definitely came to watch him play. The college treated him like dirt.
College athletes deserve all that they can get.
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