I don't disagree with getting money out of college sports, but I think that is distinct from the case at hand. Given that there are billions of dollars in the system, it is obscene the way these are currently distributed.
The source of this money is mostly television, and it is extremely unlikely that you will be seeing much reduction in this any time soon. Notre Dame Football alone extended its contract with NBC last year for ten more years for about $150 Million. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I know athletes (pro and college level), I know sports journalists, and I > know fans. Ask any of them and they will tell you the best thing that could > happen to college ball for the sport and the athletes who participate in it > would be if there was less money, not more. > > I use as a modest example of the proper approach the late coach of my alma > mater's football team, Frosty Westering. Sports Illustrated dubbed him the > "winningest coach in history." His methods included limiting scholarship > amounts, requiring players get real degrees and maintain GPAs higher than I > attained in college, not putting their names on the uniforms because the > focus should be on the team and the game instead of any individual player, > and about a billion other tactics you won't see at a top tier NCAA > university. Players under Frosty's tenure were held accountable for their > choices, treated fairly and equally, and prepared for a life outside of the > game. That's what needs to occur at these universities and colleges where > the non-stars are being put upon, and that has nothing to do with paying > them a dime. > > Yes, the amateur athletes who don't make the pros after college will > struggle to find a job, but that's not a reason to pay them to play. It is > a reason for making them focus on their educations instead of on a sport. > > In other words, yes I was being snarky earlier, but it was earnest snark. > Don't pay the players. Pay everybody involved less. > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 5:49 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> This is as stupid as the Hollywood intern lawsuit. I hope these kids >>> lose. Let those who love the game and aren't focused on money on the team. >>> >> >> I will assume this is snark from Kevin, and not serious. If only those >> who were not focused on money were allowed to be part of big time college >> football and basketball, you would be left with a product that would not be >> ready for prime time. The coaches and the universities are pigs at the >> money trough, and the stars are marking time before cashing those >> multi-million dollar professional paychecks. The people this effort is >> designed to help are precisely those idealized amateur athletes who play >> the game for its own sake, and have no chance of playing professionally, >> and will be hustling after graduation just to find a job. They are the ones >> whose labor is being exploited shameless by millionaires and billion dollar >> institutions and corporate sponsors. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
