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Anti-trust lawsuit against NCAA

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A question for those who object to a jersey that is obviously being marketed based on a particular player, or to a video game that creates clear replicas of players without using their names, do you think this is something that players should be paid for?
 
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zincfinger said:
A question for those who object to a jersey that is obviously being marketed based on a particular player, or to a video game that creates clear replicas of players without using their names, do you think this is something that players should be paid for?
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Why should players be paid for appearing in something like that? Should you or I get paid for appearing in the phonebook?
 
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zincfinger said:
A question for those who object to a jersey that is obviously being marketed based on a particular player, or to a video game that creates clear replicas of players without using their names, do you think this is something that players should be paid for?
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That is something I don't have a problem with because it is program information, not something aimed at selling products or anything like that, and not really a "product" in and of itself. Yes, they sell them, but not at large markups because of certain players (i.e. jerseys and video games that blatantly skirt the issue by not using names, but we all know why "#5" jerseys sell the last few years).
 
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Let's get over the idea that most of these guys are getting a free college education. I'm not one of them, but there are a few guys on this site who could play a major sport, carry 15 semester hours per semester and graduate with a meaningful and money making degree at the end of four years. Now advance that to the kids being recruited today.

The average non-football playing student requires close to five years to earn a degree. Some of that has to do with being able to schedule required courses in the right order, but most of it has to do with the difficulty of the task. Let's not even get into working a 30 to 50 hour job along with being a full time student. Many of these kids are brought on campus under false dreams and false pretenses - that they will become pro athletes or that they can play a sport AND earn a meaningful degree.

You only have to listen to a few post game interviews to understand what a joke it is to use the phrase, "student athlete."

What the NCAA says is the cost of a scholarship is small potatoes compared to the other lies perpetuated around revenue earning sports. Bringing anger down on the NCAA ignores the greater problem: what colleges have allowed to happen in the name of national championships. Dissolving the NCAA only leaves those same colleges with two bigger problems: replacing the NCAA and protecting themselves from the monster they've created.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
And do you agree to the idea that those "professional athlete" majors thread the same admissions needle as all of the history, electrical engineering and finance majors? I might agree with that.
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I think the idea of a pro athlete major is compelling and worth exploring, but in all my experience as an EE major.. the college of engineering itself, and especially BSEE, has different (higher) standards of admission than the rest of the University. I would be shocked if it's not the case at Ohio State.
I actually see this as an interestng precedent which could apply to such a hypothetical major. For engineering, generally one of the prereqs is to establish a high competance (preferably As) in calculus and calc based physics. It would follow that admission to a pro athlete major would include demonstrating a certain aptitude, for which a scholarship would suffice.
That said, this still does not resolve the gross inequity and exploitation of the situation as it stands.
 
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If there is a pro athlete major i think the bigger question is not just about admissions standards but whether or not could the major be used if pro sports does not work out. I do concede that most of these kids could easily become a coach somewhere but I do not think that is enough in terms of giving these athletes a future.
 
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