NCAA, leagues sign off on $2.8 billion plan, setting stage for dramatic change

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The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.
I didn't see this coming! "Professional College athletes."

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If the NCAA is going to payout cash to play, should the athletes pay their tuition or be allowed to double dip. If allowed to double dip, it would be like paying someone to come to work and get paid again. Not to mention, costs to sponsors will rise and those costs will be passed onto guess who?

For example; if I would receive a 4-year free ride to a major university charging $75,000 a year and the athlete will receive $20,000 in return for his playing that turns into a $95,000 grant or gift. I would imagine the pay part will be taxed, or will it? I need more information.
 
I don't think this is the end of the story. I have a feeling that there will be many questions about Title IV which will get Congress involved. Athletes at the University of Oregon did file a Federal lawsuit against the University back in December.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports...-women-beach-volleyball-suing-title-ix-issues

This all started with the Ed O'Bannon case

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Ban...UCLA,student athletes for commercial purposes.


I understand questioning why should college players be paid when they are getting a free ride while attending college. But times have changed. EA Sports made millions of dollars using the likeness of college football and basketball players for their games and the players were not allowed to receive any money for that because of the NCAA rules. The value of TV contracts have exploded in the past decade due the popularity of college football . And legalized gambling has been brought into the scene now . Colleges are getting kickbacks when new subscribers to Draftkings or similar sites use a referral code to that college.


I used to be a huge college football fan but no more. College football is now just a code name now for "Minor League Football". Fans in places that don't have an NFL franchise can feel good about their local college football team.

For me the tragedy is for the true college athletes who play the minor sports such as women's soccer, women's volleyball , track and field, etc. Yes, those sports will most likely still get funding from the revenue generated from football and basketball but those true student athletes will be be overshadowed by the "minor" leagues sports.
 

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TheOtherRick said:
I think there ought to be minor-league systems like baseball leaving college athletics for the kids not wanting to go on to the pros.
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I've always thought in the past couple of years that the NFL should just buy out the college football portion of the NCAA but keep up the facade .

Edit- I know there has always been cheating in college football and that the changes now just bring everything out on the table. But with the amount of money that is being thrown around now, it really has changed into a minor league.
 
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