California To Allow College Athletes To Get Paid

Nothing in California surprises me now.
Lived there for about 40 years but got out when the getting was still good.
Not the only one who left or is leaving.
Heard that a UHaul truck from Dallas to SF costs about $800. Going the other way costs about $2500.
They don't need them in Dallas, but sure do in SF.

The wacky politicians have just about ruined the whole State. Now they are hell-bent on ruining the rest of the country.
 
I thought college athletes were already compensated with a free college education and frequently room and board a student with similar or better academic prowess would not be.

I agree there is a lot of money in college sports but I find hard that some of that money hasn't benefited students with additional revenues going to the schools, programs, buildings etc. The student athlete isn't exactly hurting for resources. The library they use on campus was probably paid for and/or maintained in part by college sports revenue. As are the tutors, trainers, counselors etc.

I can see California wanting to regulate state schools but how are they legally able to regulate private schools.
 
The NCAA and universities have exploited male and female athletes since the beginning of dawn. I have always advocated for collegiate athletes to be paid for their abilities and talents. To hell with amateur standing. Many collegiate players have outstanding years while playing for their university and some are injured during their “amateur” years. This lessens their value when (if) they are drafted. Few teams will pay huge signing bonuses, if the collegiate athlete suffered a serious injury such as a torn ACL while playing (say) basketball.

In reality, there has never been a law that stated the student athlete couldn’t be paid, but once he/she was, they would then be considered to have gained professional status. Having professional status would then exempt them from playing at the collegiate level. It’s kind of a Catch 22 situation.

There are many problems with this law and I think that California has created a real mess and there are many questions that will have to be answered and resolved before colleges and universities are going to sign onto it.
 
911 said:
The NCAA and universities have exploited male and female athletes since the beginning of dawn. I have always advocated for collegiate athletes to be paid for their abilities and talents. To hell with amateur standing. Many collegiate players have outstanding years while playing for their university and some are injured during their “amateur” years. This lessens their value when (if) they are drafted. Few teams will pay huge signing bonuses, if the collegiate athlete suffered a serious injury such as a torn ACL while playing (say) basketball.

In reality, there has never been a law that stated the student athlete couldn’t be paid, but once he/she was, they would then be considered to have gained professional status. Having professional status would then exempt them from playing at the collegiate level. It’s kind of a Catch 22 situation.

There are many problems with this law and I think that California has created a real mess and there are many questions that will have to be answered and resolved before colleges and universities are going to sign onto it.
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They have always been paid....with scholarships , sometimes a "full-ride" . What's that worth today ? So because they can do , whatever it is they do with a ball, they should receive a paycheck as well ? Not IMO.
 
The basketball coach at our local university earns approx. $2,600,000.00/year and the football coach earns approx, $2,200,000.00/year.

IMO the players deserve a fair-sized chunk of the action but I'm not sure how best to accomplish that.
 
Aunt Bea said:
The basketball coach at our local university earns approx. $2,600,000.00/year and the football coach earns approx, $2,200,000.00/year.

IMO the players deserve a fair-sized chunk of the action but I'm not sure how best to accomplish that.
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Again, I disagree...the coaches are employees, the "players" are students. And their "fair-chunk" is a free education , and in some cases a resident agreement .

Are the coaches overpaid?....it could be argued but, to get the better/best ones....I suppose that's the price.

If players are going to be paid, it is only going to drive up the cost of education for the 'other' students, costing their parents ? perhaps themselves even more, driving up the amounts & student loans, stretching out the time of re-pay even longer. Etc.

All because one or a dozen kids can play a game better, and again to which they are already being well compensated anyway.

IMO, the overall success of the school, should be what makes the school successful/desirable, not just the sports teams.
 
TravelinMan said:
Nothing in California surprises me now.
Lived there for about 40 years but got out when the getting was still good.
Not the only one who left or is leaving.
Heard that a UHaul truck from Dallas to SF costs about $800. Going the other way costs about $2500.
They don't need them in Dallas, but sure do in SF.

The wacky politicians have just about ruined the whole State. Now they are hell-bent on ruining the rest of the country.
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It is a creeping plague.
 
Aunt Bea said:
The basketball coach at our local university earns approx. $2,600,000.00/year and the football coach earns approx, $2,200,000.00/year.

IMO the players deserve a fair-sized chunk of the action but I'm not sure how best to accomplish that.
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Thanks to our tax dollars
 
Once the unions and agents get involved, it will be detrimental to many players. Only 2% ever make it to the NFL. Will a #1 ranked player out of high school will be offered signing bonuses? Will player pay be based on gate receipts? They are opening a pandora’s box, IMO.
 
It's still money fmdog. And now it's ALL about money. Recent Polls show that 55% of Californians plan to leave due to high taxes and inflated property prices. 70 counties have extremely poor water quality and just got a letter from the EPA to do something.
 
Lara said:
It's still money fmdog. And now it's ALL about money. Recent Polls show that 55% of Californians plan to leave due to high taxes and inflated property prices. 70 counties have extremely poor water quality and just got a letter from the EPA to do something.
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That state is a disaster
 
Scholarships are mostly tax exempt, if the student athlete is working towards a degree. They do not receive a 1099 or a W-2.

Coaches get big salaries “mostly” at the bigger institutions. If their program, whether it be football, basketball, wrestling or whatever is successful, the sport pretty well pays their way.

When a team plays on TV or makes it to a Bowl game, or gets into the 68 team end of season tournament, the money is normally split between all the teams in that conference. So, if Ohio State makes it to the Rose Bowl, every team in the Big 10 splits the payout. OSU will get a bit more to cover their expenses.

If Duke moves along in the basketball playoffs at the end of the season, all teams in the ACC gets a share of the payout after Duke is paid for their expenses, plus a little extra.

Notre Dame is the exception to the rule. As an independent, they do not split their playoff or TV money. There is a bit more to it, but ND also boasts a $15 billion endowment fund, compared to Harvard’s $28 billion fund.

College athletes may be paid for endorsements, but not for playing. It is well known that universities have raked in billions for what the student athletes have accomplished. Many college coaches support paying the athletes. College coaches also are paid for endorsements. This is why you will see some schools with the Nike swoosh emblem on their uniforms while some have the UA (Under Armour) symbol on their uniforms.

College athletics has grown to become one of the largest “businesses” in the U.S. This is not to mention the billions of dollars that are wagered on sports and the millions of dollars that are made by bookies and other legal sports book outlets. College athletics is business; BIG business.

If you want to argue that college athletes are paid because some receive a full or partial scholarship, I guess that you could win that argument, but if some college athletes would be paid their worth, then they are not paid nearly enough. Then, there is the exception to all rules when a player skips college and goes right into the Pros.

LeBron James has earned in excess of $1billion since playing in the NBA. In his first season, LeBron earned $4 million, but he had signed a multi million dollar contract with Nike before even touching a basketball for the Cavs.
 
This bill does not go in to effect until 2023 and covers payments made to athletes from companies NOT from colleges and the NCAA. It pays for "Name, Image, Likeness" of players used by businesses. In short a business will have to pay a player if they want to promote their business or product using one of those three. This is long overdue and I am in full support. What will have to come about is it must not be exclusive to any one state because that would lure players to attend universities located in states that have similar laws.
 

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