N/P: Breaking News: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California will sign a bill to let college athletes make endorsement deals

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Snake said:

Yeah but it would also protect them from others taking advantage of them and their young age. It kinda opens Pandora's Box because now 18 year old kids need agents to make sure they are not losing out all the while going to school and playing football. 

Potentially so, yes. I am not sure unions are a clean answer to that, although they may end up being. That would complicate things a bit on a national scale. I think the signing of agents would still be prohibited. 

[Bartin]

This could be a major problem for non-revenue male and female programs. Boosters paying the athletes in football and basketball directly rather than donating to the athletic program will likely lead to a shortfall in money and resources for non-revenue sports and quite a few of them just being shut down.

Something needs to change for sure, but I’m not sure this is the way to do it. Many students opportunity for higher education is based on their participation in these non-revenue sports and this could take a lot of those opportunities away.

Its also going to drastically cut down on the amount of state of the art facilities popping up on every campus but that’s probably a good thing because that had gotten way out of hand. Little ridiculous that most college teams had better facilities than the majority of professional teams.

[Davidson Deac II]

1 hour ago, jfra78 said:

I would rather there be some kind of salary. It seems that a lot of underhanded things that could be done with endorsements

If they pay the players directly, then they would likely have to pay those in non revenue sports as well.  Title IX complications

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Bartin said:

This could be a major problem for non-revenue male and female programs. Boosters paying the athletes in football and basketball directly rather than donating to the athletic program will likely lead to a shortfall in money and resources for non-revenue sports and quite a few of them just being shut down.

Something needs to change for sure, but I’m not sure this is the way to do it. Many students opportunity for higher education is based on their participation in these non-revenue sports and this could take a lot of those opportunities away.

Its also going to drastically cut down on the amount of state of the art facilities popping up on every campus but that’s probably a good thing because that had gotten way out of hand. Little ridiculous that most college teams had better facilities than the majority of professional teams.

Valid.

This is just one of those things that could go wrong in about a hundred different directions.

Also, to be fair, pro sports teams don't tend to have wealthy boosters who are willing to donate money to build them nice facilities with their name on them.

Luckily for the Panthers we kinda do, though I'd grant that he has a bit of a vested interest.

[4Corners]

2 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

Okay, let’s apply your own standard to what you assert.Can you provide any documented verifiable evidence of Duke cheating on the scale you describe? Keep in mind UNC has been caught putting athletes in bs classes to keep them eligible, so it’s institutional integrity has VERIFIABLY been compromised.

Yawn. The AFAM garbage brought up again. You obviously have forgotten that UNC was exonerated by the NCAA after a seven year investigation and received no penalties because they didn’t break any rules. You can choose to accept that, or you can cry about it and wag your widdle finger at the NCAA. I couldn’t care less because facts and justice prevailed. 
 

Your bogus claim that UNC’s academic integrity has been compromised reeks of being a duke or NCST fan because according to ALL rankings of best colleges for student -athletes, UNC is at or near the top of the list. https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-1-colleges

I am not disagreeing with you that college athletes should be fairly compensated and I do think they are exploited by basically every one involved with college sports from colleges to TV networks; I just don’t think “paying the players” is going to solve all the problems. The NCAA is a corrupt, greedy entity that rivals only FIFA and the IOC.

[Snake]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

Potentially so, yes. I am not sure unions are a clean answer to that, although they may end up being. That would complicate things a bit on a national scale. I think the signing of agents would still be prohibited. 

You really need a agent if you are going to market rights or you will see the governor look like a ass when mom and dad sign kiddos rights away for life to a shady company with 10 lawyers. That's what happened in the record business until YouTube happened. Or Nike says it won't endorse anyone unless they play for the Duck's. 

[Snake]

8 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Did you read my previous post?

Nope will do. 

[amcoolio]

Don't underestimate the stupidity of our state Republicans.  I can totally see NC be the last state to do this because the NC GOP won't allow it

[4Corners]

15 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

Provide some facts about your assertions about other programs then and explain why you’re not conveniently ignoring some about the one you support.

Fact 1: UNC was cleared by the NCAA and governing bodies. Period. 

[raz]

yo the heels are my team too, and if they weren't cheating they wouldn't be in the top 10.  that's the reality.  the reality is also it shouldn't be cheating anymore because everyone is doing it

[4Corners]

1 minute ago, raz said:

yo the heels are my team too, and if they weren't cheating they wouldn't be in the top 10.  that's the reality.  the reality is also it shouldn't be cheating anymore because everyone is doing it

This is ignorant. Leave your fan card at the door. 

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, raz said:

yo the heels are my team too, and if they weren't cheating they wouldn't be in the top 10.  that's the reality.  the reality is also it shouldn't be cheating anymore because everyone is doing it

Yeah, no one up there is clean. To think otherwise is really dumb, TBH. It isn't like this kind of stuff isn't pretty widely known. The NCAA intentionally looks the other way because they know the level of Pandora's Box THAT would open. Do you think they want to see their cash cows brought to their knees? What would that do for them?

[1of10Charnatives]

2 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Fact 1: UNC was cleared by the NCAA and governing bodies. Period. 

And absolutely nobody was doing anything shady right? C’mon dude. Don’t act like your school is spotless and everybody else is cheating when you’ve got that in your past and you can’t point to anything remotely comparable at Duke. If that isn’t the definition of blind homerism I don’t know what is.

[raz]

1 minute ago, 4Corners said:

This is ignorant. Leave your fan card at the door. 

i can't i was born into it.   also if you take some kind of solace at no violations after reading what was going on there i don't know what to say.  i lost tons of respect for that school.   dean smith's halo is gone from that place.  i think it went with him