That's some stupid s**t right there.
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"Most significantly, athletes are starting to ask the hard questions and receiving more opportunities to mobilize against their oppressors. The reality is that college athletes themselves could shut down the entire system instantly by simply refusing to play in the NCAA tournament without being properly compensated." (I expect this to happen very soon. LOL)
2. "It’s time to end the academic apartheid of the NCAA, where white guys walk away with most of the money and the black men have nothing to share with their families. Athletes do the work, so they deserve the compensation. If athletes aren’t getting paid, then no one should get paid. But if coaches, commentators and administrators are getting rich, then they have an obligation to compensate their sources of labor. That’s how things should be done in America."
They are already doing it more than any other conf. No one can get them to stop. Look at the espn graph of the states that do not want this, it tells a pretty good story. Either their schools are the ones who cant afford to do it, or are in a conf where it is done under the table already, giving them an advantage. Cam Newton? Pryor? The rules are not enforced the same for everyone and the B10 knows it. Plus look at the B12, the B10 already threw a pretty big wrench into that situation and with this pay for play deal, you gotta wonder how say Missery likes the idea, knowing TX gets far more money making it much easier for them to cover the money to the students and keep up with all the other costs that go along with the sports.How would this 'level the playing field with the SEC'? If the Big Ten does this and the SEC doesn't, you don't think that the SEC will also do it within .05 seconds?
Duff, that's not the point. Point is it's already going on in alot of places, if you cant get the ncaa to apply the rules evenly, what other choice do you have? I don't want this to get into a "what conf does what" type of debate, but come on, you have to agree that the so called elite programs are doing it already. That creates a unfair advantage. If you are not going to let it even up so to speak, then the ncaa needs to come down hard on the schools that are doing it. Right now, these schools know it's worth the risk, the advantage out weighs the punishment.
Oh I dont know, some spending money and a few tat's seem to go a long way in these kids heads so much so they sell their "trophies". What do you think they got for their "sales"? A few thou? For kids who want to do it the right way it could make a big difference. I would rather have a kid who gets his 3,000 and does it the right way than a kid who turns down 3 for 10 anyway. But in their minds 10 compared to 3 is a harder decision than 10 vs 0.This is stupid. Paying a kid $2-3000 a year isn't going to influence their decision if some other school is promising them much more than that under the table.
They are being compensated....in the form of around a 50-70,000 scholarship...books, tuition, room and board.