But your words said the opposite. You jump back and forth
by Irishdog80 (2023-03-24 14:14:26)

In reply to: Yeah, now you're starting to catch on  posted by jt


from being against "socialism" to saying the billionaire programs need to share because they can. Pick a lane and stay in it.

With the opening up of the transfer rules and other changes, college athletes have a choice. Stay and except what they have...dozens of wonky parameters that will determine the true "value" of their current opportunity--playing time, visibility, NIL potential, education, etc. Or they can go to another program for a better set of "values"--more playing time, more TV time, NIL dollars, whatever is important to that particular player. For some, education might be the most important consideration--play at Harvard, etc.

At best, college sports is high level minor league professional sports. The "haves" of the college sports world represent around 5-10% of the overall college football market...893 schools play college football and around 50 or so are "making money" in any given year. For comparisons sake, check out how much most minor league players make and you have the beginnings of what the "market will bear" for most college athletes in a free market system. Bottom line, it is clearly wrong that minor league baseball players are woefully underpaid in today's market for less skilled athletes. College athletes are living like kings compared to them and with NIL, run properly, they have the opportunity to "earn their value".