The NFL and NBA figured it out and put in salary caps and
by Irishdog80 (2023-03-24 15:15:19)

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other mechanisms to "fix" their leagues. The NHL was late to the party and suffered financially and MLB still hasn't truly figured it out. CFB at it's highest levels...50,000+ seat stadiums filled to capacity and multi-million dollar TV contracts shared equally across a conference, etc...is a "professional" sport. The rest of college athletics, much less so. Giving college football players 50% of total revenue would change the sport and I wonder if it would be for the better.

Back in the day, I worked with the trademark licensing firm that represented, among other entities and brands, the CBA...a nice little minor league basketball league that was a form of a feeder for the NBA. It plodded along, but it was viable. Isaiah Thomas "bought" the league and it's demise soon followed...much like he ran the Knicks into the ground. A cautionary tale. The number of schools that would be able to "pay to play" would boil down to 50-60 schools...good for them, bad for others.



you know lots of nice little niche business' go out of
by jt  (2023-03-24 17:59:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

business every year.

If the CBA had been more valuable to the NBA, it wouldn't have gone under. It was poorly run, so it went under. It happens. It's a cautionary tale about bad business ownership, but it has very little to do with the current situation.

If it is only the top 50-60 schools (and it would be more, but we'll go with your numbers), that's too bad but it still isn't a good reason to break employment law. If the NCAA finds value in having more schools participate, then they can pool their resources and make it happen.

You're going to have to do much, much better.
The CBA story was one of greed doing a league in...a
by Irishdog80  (2023-03-24 18:52:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

cautionary tale. They overvalued the league and ran it quickly into the ground. I witnessed it first hand. Found the egos involved to be almost comical and ultimately delusional.