NCAA amateurism is dead. Mayhem will fill the void

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

If you’re scoring at home, the NCAA still hasn’t been able to get a hit off of federal law. The judges continue to have a perfect game after the U.S. Supreme Court this week closed out an eight-year-long case with a profound rebuke of college sports’ prized illusion of amateurism.

As if more truth were needed to demonstrate the pervasive haplessness of the NCAA argument that amateurism is a virtue in a capitalist economy, the justices were unanimous in their decision that the cartel violated anti-trust law by agreeing among members schools how much each can compensate athletes for academic-related costs.

A 9-0 vote from this polarized court is as likely as getting Batman and The Joker to sit down for a beer and a laugh (Justice Brett Kavanaugh insisted on the beer).

Loss of the Alston v. NCAA case, named after the West Virginia running back who filed the suit in 2014, was no surprise, but the fact that the NCAA was willing to pursue the futility all the way to the nation’s highest court was a telling mark of its desperation to maintain its out-dated way of doing business.

Prominent sports attorney Michael McCann, writing for Sportico, explained that the ruling’s impact won’t be immediate but sets a precedent that forecloses future NCAA gambits in defending the indefensible.

https://www.sportspressnw.com/2249368/2021/ncaa-amateurism-is-dead-mayhem-will-fill-the-void

[JT45242]

1. This will kill sports at most colleges

The overwhelming majority of colleges lose money hand over fist on athletics. Outside of the Big 10 there are only about a dozen teams that break even or better.

With conferences expanding geographically, the cost of transportation for the nonrevenue sports has exploded.

Just 10 years ago the university of Cincinnati lost over _5 million going to the orange bowl and more than 20 million total when they were in the big east.

The MAC, WAC, etc should just drop them all and cut costs for normal students

[rurallib]

2. One could easily see club type sports coming back with

schools competing in a close regional area.

This would also probably force major leagues to create minor leagues again. Whatever, What is going on right now is not right

[SCantiGOP]

3. I agree this is not good for college sports

But the current system is a horrible violation of the students’ rights.
If you were one of the best college Computer programmers, artists, musicians, math prodigies, etc., and a company wanted to hire you while you were still in school, or even help fund your studies hoping to hire you later, everyone would say that was great. Athletes are the only college students who are forbidden from making money (or letting someone buy them a fast food meal), and that occurs while they are making billions for their colleges.

[aka-chmeee]

4. Wonder if those students in the other disciplines had full ride scholarships, tutors etc.

provided by the school. (Although, I don't wonder very much)

[SCantiGOP]

5. May not need tutors

But most colleges, even in the football crazy SEC, give far more academic scholarship money than they do for athletics.