FC/OT: What will the 'Save College Sports Act' actually do?

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

The one big thing the Act would grant the NCAA (i.e., the Universities themselves) is an Anti-Trust Exemption - which only the Federal Government can grant as the Federal Government governs Intrastate Commerce exclusively (and NCAA Football due to Conferences and programs crossing State lines as well as the massive media rights contracts involved as well as "revenue sharing" with athletes most definitely falls within Interstate Commerce and its Federal Laws). To this point, State courts could challenge NCAA Rules that restricted competitiveness. With the Federal Anti-Trust Exemption and the Federal Act Granting it, State courts are powerless to challenge the NCAA Rules which restrict free agency and anti-competitive rules for athletes services. State courts have only been able to do it to this point because their contention was that the NCAA was breaking Federal Anti-Trust Law when their rules were anti-competitive in regards to athletes services (which was true when the NCAA did not possess a Federal Anti-Trust Exemption, but will no longer be true if this bill passes). Suits brought in a State Court will be thrown out due to the fact that they are in the wrong venue and the Court has no jurisdiction over the topic.

 

[PSUFTG]

My one question is why are you putting the entire blame on the Big Ten and SEC when it was Cody Campbell, Texas Tech, and the Big 12 that got all this thing started?

You asked for the answer - I gave it.

And, no, it most certainly did not start with, or is the fault of the "Cody Campbells".

As I went through in a fair amount of detail If the people actually at the wheel had half a penny's worth of sense the "Cody Campbells" would have been utterly irrelevant. Obviously.
(And it is NOT solely the Big ten and SEC - though it is fair to say they held the bulk of the level of responsibility)

 

[G3624]

Make a lot of chest thumpers sore.

 

[Nitt1300]

If I wanted to find a group that could make college football a bigger mess than it already is, Congress would be my first choice.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

College kids, especially football players are "to stupid" to manage money frugally.

 

[Roar More]

An interesting take on the federal legislation. I had thought that collective bargaining might be the way to go, but apparently that would make a lot of athletes state employees in states where state employees cannot collectively bargain.

The Protect College Sports Act passes the Senate.

Breaking down the bipartisan bill.

www.readtangle.com

 

[BobPSU92]

An interesting take on the federal legislation. I had thought that collective bargaining might be the way to go, but apparently that would make a lot of athletes state employees in states where state employees cannot collectively bargain.

The Protect College Sports Act passes the Senate.

Breaking down the bipartisan bill.

www.readtangle.com

 

[Midnighter]

Miami, Clemson, FSU, and UNC acting as a coalition to lobby for am changes to the bill as approved - namely, elimination of the ‘waiting’ period after leaving a conference and an increase to the conference team limit cap. They’re looking bounce. Does the B1G have any interest? UNC?

 

[PSUFTG]

Miami, Clemson, FSU, and UNC acting as a coalition to lobby for am changes to the bill as approved - namely, elimination of the ‘waiting’ period after leaving a conference and an increase to the conference team limit cap. They’re looking bounce. Does the B1G have any interest? UNC?

If the "Save Sports" bill (or whatever it is called) passes in anything like its current form, the result will be (and what the intention of this all has been from the start):

There will be two conferences - The SEC and Big Ten, obviously - that will remain as viable "college' football programs.

Those folks (at Miami, UNC, etc) are not ALL stupid. They can see what this is all designed to do. Of course, they are going to do all they can to leave themselves a path to survival.

 

[BobPSU92]

If the "Save Sports" bill (or whatever it is called) passes in anything like its current form, the result will be (and what the intention of this all has been from the start):

There will be two conferences - The SEC and Big Ten, obviously - that will remain as viable "college' football programs.

Those folks (at Miami, UNC, etc) are not ALL stupid. They can see what this is all designed to do. Of course, they are going to do all they can to leave themselves a path to survival.

One of them can take PSU’s spot when PSU shuts it down. PSU isn’t meant to compete in today’s “college” football ().

 

[NittPicker]

Following the SEC model to have about 15 total sports is what will now happen. Imagine if Sandy got her swimming cathedral built.

Agree 100%. My initial cuts would be fencing, tennis (both), swimming & diving (both), golf (both) and gymnastics (both). I know PSU has a great history in a couple of those but decades ago, we had success in some other sports which are no longer sponsored. I also know that over the past few decades, many athletes put a lot of time, effort, and sweat into playing the above sports. I have a ton of respect for that. But truly, if those sports were cut, only a handful of people would notice beyond the announcement that they're being eliminated.

 

[Bison13]

Agree 100%. My initial cuts would be fencing, tennis (both), swimming & diving (both), golf (both) and gymnastics (both). I know PSU has a great history in a couple of those but decades ago, we had success in some other sports which are no longer sponsored. I also know that over the past few decades, many athletes put a lot of time, effort, and sweat into playing the above sports. I have a ton of respect for that. But truly, if those sports were cut, only a handful of people would notice beyond the announcement that they're being eliminated.

Sadly as a former baseball player, that one may need to be chopped too. If not for the stadium, they may have already been.

Lots of northern schools may do the same, or at least drop to d3 with a Hopkins type model, D1 in a few sports, D3 in the majority.

 

[PSUFTG]

Agree 100%. My initial cuts would be fencing, tennis (both), swimming & diving (both), golf (both) and gymnastics (both). I know PSU has a great history in a couple of those but decades ago, we had success in some other sports which are no longer sponsored. I also know that over the past few decades, many athletes put a lot of time, effort, and sweat into playing the above sports. I have a ton of respect for that. But truly, if those sports were cut, only a handful of people would notice beyond the announcement that they're being eliminated.

It has been a couple years since I broke those all down at the program level, but as of 2 years ago, cutting ALL of those programs would yield total "savings" of just over $4 million.

But, since just over $4 million of the costs are internal "paper transfers" for scholarships, the net impact on University-wide cash flow would be essentially zero (maybe even a little negative). Maybe a clearer way for people unfamiliar to understand that:
What those programs bring in in revenue - which isn't much, though the Gymnastics programs and the swimming programs bring in decent contributions/donations - essentially pays for the operating costs (coaches' salaries and what not). The losses are due (in just about an exact match to the total loss for each) to the transfer of assets from ICA to PSU for the cost of scholarships (which really don't cost the University anything on a marginal basis)

Bottom line, by ANY accounting methodology, you are not going to significantly impact the fiscal security of PSU ICA by cutting those sports.
I am not necessarily either "for", or "against" - and there are going to be a LOT of changes in the next few years, for sure. But there are going to be a lot more FAR MORE IMPACTFUL changes that will need to be made once PSU ICA hits their cliff - there will have to be, because SOP is not even close to sustainable moving forward. That cliff is rapidly approaching.