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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you people read? The issue is the NCAA offering more 'educational' benefits to college-athletes. No one is getting salaries. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristidosh/2021/06/21/what-does-supreme-court-decision-against-ncaa-mean-for-name-image-and-likeness/?sh=5ea172dd500c [/quote]

You hopefully understand that the Supreme Court takes cases to make more general rulings.  Their decisions are limited to the specific matters at issue, but that is why you will see concurring and dissenting opinions -- staking out where the Court is headed on a given issue and where they expect to see lower courts head.  Lawsuits are already filed that will hit those issues and it will get decided in District Courts and Appellate Courts in the next year, and the NCAA will have to live with those rulings.

It is not an easy issue.  First -- college athletes are popular with particular fans because of the jersey they wear.  The best college player in the country might be an offensive lineman from Utah State, but no one outside of that campus would care.  A Florida Gators fan roots for the Florida Gators and not the particular players.  Bill Smith may be a future first round pick, but if he played for Iowa -- who cares unless you are from Iowa?  That certainly gives colleges an upperhand in this.  And, the players and their families are not in a typical negotiating position.  How many do you suppose could afford to even hire legal counsel to assist them, while the colleges have staffs dealing with the issues.

Second -- the role of Title IX still is to be determined.  If you say -- "let's pay football players $10K each"  Are you going to have to pay an equivalent number of women athletes $10K each?

Third -- does national interest in college sports decline if say only the Big 10, Pac 10 and SEC decide to get into paying football and basketball players?  Will poorer teams in those conferences switch out?  For example, do Northwestern and Rutgers decide they can't afford to compete?  Will we get down to 1 conference with teams that pay?

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No, it means fair market value. It also doesn't mandate that schools MUST pay athletes. The NCAA just can't stop them from doing so.

Also, student athletes want to play regardless. Students will choose scholarship options but smaller D1 schools may be able to attract more players by offering non-scholarship players some extra help an incentive with some form of work or work study to create a more inviting package.

Also, the biggest win is NCAA rules make it very difficult for Student Athletes to find work on their own. It isn't so much that colleges have to start paying athletes but it can lift the restrictions on their earning potential. [/quote]

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