Private School Players Ruled Employees

[RealTUTypical]

http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/...ootball-players-private-fbs-schools-employees

I really hope Tulsa takes advantage of this - limitless potential with sponsor dollars, endorsement deals, and top recruits.

Thoughts?

 

[TU Sepp]

Does this have any effect on the schollys still being year to year? If not then when a school has a "trouble maker" student athlete just release him at the end of the year.

 

[jesterondirt]

This will never, ever happen. If so the NCAA would drop private schools from participating.

 

[Original TULSAFAN]

SLOW DOWN...

This is not a ruling. This is purely a political statement from the NLRB's current GC who is going to be kicked out later this year. This is meaningless. In fact, the NLRB (the actual Board under Obama) overruled Ohr on this issue. Again, this is meaningless and holds no authority over anything! Move on... ESPN's article is idiotic and very much OUT OF TOUCH --- the author and editor have no clue and did not review this with a labor lawyer.

 

[HuffyCane]

Several MLS teams are building academies complete with high school and college accreditation. You can bet they are watching this very closely. As for college football, it is largely irrelevant.

It is clear the author and the lawyer do not understand how college athletics is financed. There are no "profits" -- the schools spend every penny they bring in. They frequently run a deficit. Maybe six schools run a profit, most of them because of funding sources that have nothing to do with operations (Florida and Gatorade royalties, Penn State with merchandising, Texas with TV rights). Title IX requires that funding be spread somewhat evenly amongst all the sports, so if they think an arcane ruling from a single lawyer at the regional office of an obscure government agency is going to change how college football is financed in Alabama and Texas, they do not know how the world works.

 

[RealTUTypical]

There is an awful lot of sponsor money out there if this sticks. The schools that think outside of the box and take advantage are going to leap light years ahead of everyone else.

I've never understood the strong stance against college athletes being compensated for the wear and tear on their bodies just because they received a scholarship.

 

[TUBballJunkie]

This statement is wholly distinct from the debate on whether all college athletes should be paid above and beyond scholarship and cost of attendance.

 

[Gold*]

If Lester Munson wrote it, it's probably wrong. He likely still thinks then Sonics play in Seattle. I remember when they made the "constructive trust" argument in Seattle he thought it was brilliant. We were giggling about that at my firm that day.

 

[noble cane]

It is clear the author and the lawyer do not understand how college athletics is financed. There are no "profits" -- the schools spend every penny they bring in. They frequently run a deficit..

Yeah.. but in the world of big time college athletics.. someone is making money....or it wouldn't be big time.. so the definition of "profit" as it applies in the corporate world is not entirely accurate...

 

[HuffyCane]

There is an awful lot of sponsor money out there if this sticks. The schools that think outside of the box and take advantage are going to leap light years ahead of everyone else.

I've never understood the strong stance against college athletes being compensated for the wear and tear on their bodies just because they received a scholarship.

We are talking about an entity that requires detailed records be maintained for several years on the number gatorades and energy bars female soccer players are given each day and how many times a walk on varsity bowling player visits the training table. There will be no competitive advantage allowed. Trust me. Nada. The only competitive advantage that will ever be tolerated will be each program's ability to raise money.

 

[Gold*]

Does the bowling team training table have beer and nachos?

 

[aTUfan_rivals]

Then they should unionize and pay their union dues from their scholorship money. Oh, that right, they dot really get paid, they just get a free education, room and board.

 

[Gold*]

They get a stipend, but thanks for typing some random words, rivalcane!!!1

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Then they should unionize and pay their union dues from their scholorship money. Oh, that right, they dot really get paid, they just get a free education, room and board.

Someone who is rarely aware of the irony of their own posts.

 

[aTUfan_rivals]

What is the difference between a student on scholorship and and an employee?

 

[HuffyCane]

Does the bowling team training table have beer and nachos?

I laughed. Have a good weekend.