Annie No. 1 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Ever more complicated. NCAA Amateurism Roasted by ‘Hot Bench’ in Federal Appeals Hearing WWW.SPORTICO.COM If the NCAA thought a federal appeals court would be sympathetic to college athletes being denied employment status, that was a... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted February 17, 2023 This would destroy the budgets of all schools, and the vast majority of non-revenue sports would have to be cut. Opportunities for females and males of all race and ethnic groups would be massively diminished, and I can only picture the upcoming lawsuits over that. 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 3 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 11:14 AM, Charles Fischer said: This would destroy the budgets of all schools, and the vast majority of non-revenue sports would have to be cut. Opportunities for females and males of all race and ethnic groups would be massively diminished, and I can only picture the upcoming lawsuits over that. "Logic" will not prevail here Charles. Looks like the NCAA just threw away more dollars in useless litigation. There was one avenue for relief: Congress granting CFB an anti-trust exemption but I do not see it happening. You are so correct, in order to 'reward athletes' the baby will be thrown out with the bath water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuck No. 4 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Why wouldn't the same line of thought apply to high school athletes? NCAA athletes have the opportunity to earn a scholarship with tuition, room and board, medical care, etc. High school athletes basically get bupkis although they may play in a bigger stadium than many colleges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 1:21 PM, McDuck said: Why wouldn't the same line of thought apply to high school athletes? NCAA athletes have the opportunity to earn a scholarship with tuition, room and board, medical care, etc. High school athletes basically get bupkis although they may play in a bigger stadium than many colleges. A few states today do allow HS athletes to profit off of their respective NIL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuck No. 6 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 10:30 AM, Jon Joseph said: A few states today do allow HS athletes to profit off of their respective NIL. But the question is if the courts rule college athletes are employees to be compensated why not high school athletes? A business is generally required to pay employees in an apprenticeship program. It could be argued the same principle applies to secondary schools sports. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Hilarius Moderator No. 7 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I think schools could easily make most sports competitive internships or fellowships that pay stipends equivalent to a scholarship. That’s essentially what they are right now. Schools couldn’t determine how the students use the money, but they could require athletes to be enrolled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Funduck No. 8 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) You're not going to like my response to this posting. The Universities have $0 obligation to provide excessive athletic scholarships that are in the red. Title IX? Yes. But, back up a bit. Let's ask ourselves why the Universities want CFB in the first place. Money pure and simple. Prestige? Maybe. Oregon should drop every program that doesn't make money. Reassess all of them and then add back what makes us Title IX compliant. Mens BBall and CFB. Woman's BBall and woman's....(insert choice here). Get creative. Dump the bloat. If you need more female athletes then so be it. Match what you need and enough already with all the other sports. Nobody said we have to have an athletic department as large as we do. Time to trim the fat and lean it up. Rip off the band aide and make the hard decision effective for 2024 school year. Edited February 18, 2023 by 1Funduck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRunningDuck No. 9 Share Posted February 18, 2023 "The panel’s decision, expected later this year, could eventually lead to college athletes gaining recognition as employees who are owed wages akin to their work-study classmates." More like a majority of sports will end up being cut for budget reasons destroying athletic departments. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
