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They aren't allowed to participate in the labor market at all, are they? I guess I claim it's fair under the understanding that the player knows he won't be able to work when he accepts the scholarship. Does anyone have any history on how the $2,000 stipend amount was arrived at? Does that amount increase over time, or did someone just pull a number out of their ass 15 years ago and now we are stuck with it? |
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05-19-2011, 03:48 PM | #552 | |
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True, and yes, they can work at Walmart instead but in most of American life, 300+ employers that dominate an industry can't conspire and require everyone to collectively have that rule. I do hope the NCAA implodes one day, and the last year or so has actually given me some hope that we're heading towards some kind of major shakeup. (I'd love to see the BCS schools leave the NCAA and setup up their own new oversight.....the needs/realities/issues of Alabama football and Yale women's volleyball are not identical, or in the same universe.) And I should add too that even though I hate the rules and the NCAA cartel - I do think players and coaches that violate the rules they agreed to should be severely penalized, and are generally low-character individuals. Last edited by molson : 05-19-2011 at 03:54 PM. |
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05-19-2011, 04:15 PM | #553 | |
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This isn't a mutual agreement either. Colleges have a monopoly on the space. There are no other realistic options. I understand that college can get away with it because they are in such a position of power over these kids. But just drop the whole "we care about the kids" act that so many like to drum up. You're exploiting young adults for personal satisfaction. I don't justify my trips to the strip club by saying I do it to help those young ladies pay for their tuition. Last edited by RainMaker : 05-19-2011 at 04:17 PM. |
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This is such bullshit. These kids are given opportunity on a silver platter and most squander it, adding money to the equation isn't going to be some panacea to get kids to think straight. It's likely to just accelerate their downward spiral to irrelevance. If the limits put on them are just too damn restrictive then I suggest they get a night job and pay their own way through school. Like most folks do.
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05-19-2011, 04:43 PM | #555 | |
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They they would not be able to pursue their true profession. Last edited by RainMaker : 05-19-2011 at 04:44 PM. |
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My reason for opposing it was because I think it would lead to 15 to 20 great teams and a bunch of Washington Generals. I know you disagree with that, and there really is no way of knowing until it's tried so I think we will have to agree to disagree. And no, holding that view is not the equivalent of enabling junkies (at least I think that's what you were going for with the stripper analogy.) I guess I just don't understand why you are so excited about this. If we started naming people who deserve empathy I could type for a month before I got to college football players. And if I wanted to start naming unintended consequences from boosters paying players directly, I could probably type for a month on that one too. That's why I don't like the approach you're advocating. The current system is far from perfect, but it works pretty well for everyone involved. And the guys who you are talking about getting screwed out of big time money are the ones who will be going high in the draft after their Junior year anyway. |
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The only disdain that I have for the kids in these situations is the fact that so many waste it. Because people like you are telling them to pursue their "true profession". Much like many NFL and NBA players do. I'm just amazed that so many people think that throwing more money at these kids is going to somehow be better for them. "True profession", I LOL'ed at this when I read it. The opportunity to play professional sports is more akin to winning the lottery. Even when you win you have, on average, four years to make money to last you a lifetime. If a kid can't follow the rules for four years while being given the opportunity of a lifetime, how are they going to be able to function in the real world?
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05-19-2011, 05:02 PM | #558 | |
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What about the kid who stars for 3.9 years, making the NCAA and the school money in the process, and then blows his knee out and doesn't see a dime from the NFL? Sure it's a pretty rare scenario but you can't tell me it doesn't happen (or a million other off the field possibilities, many of which aren't going to be the kids fault) |
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Well if the kid has been doing what he's suppose to be doing in the classroom... he's learned skills that will allow him to take care of himself for the rest of his life.
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I know there are insurance policys for kids toward the end of their college carreer, I don't know about freshman and sophomores. So if he blows out a knee his senior year he will get something at least. And yeah, that's a really shitty situation, but do you blow up the system to try and address it? |
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I figured this was where you'd go when you ran out of bullshit. Don't forget a free education and a free publicity platform for those skills. I guess that the only thing you say a "black athlete" cherishes is money. Since that's all the "black athlete" seems to understand in your world. He can't see beyond the next "booty call", to the value that a four year education gives him. You're essentially saying that give the black athlete money now because he can't see the value in an education. Give me a break.
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I guess you say it's "dripping" because you can't actually point out one racist thing in it. Sometimes the truth hurts and if people were more honest with these kids earlier in life... perhaps they'd see the value in an education. If you can't understand that, then there's something wrong with you.
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This thread quickly spiraled into cringe-worthy debate.
No idea why people still get into these discussions with Rainmaker (I know I've been guilty of it before). He ends up taking every single discussion to extreme points of view and you end up nowhere near what the discussion was originally about. Last edited by Atocep : 05-19-2011 at 05:26 PM. |
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It's a shitty stereotype that you chose to perpetuate. That giving young black men money is bad news because they'll just fuck up their lives with it. Your entire post reaked of some moral superiority you had over these kids and that you know what is best for them and you should decide whether they are allowed to have money. Maybe it's not racist, but you do imply that you hate the idea of young black athletes earning money. Last edited by RainMaker : 05-19-2011 at 05:36 PM. |
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Not advocating blowing up the system, but a serious raise in the stipend/exploring what is and isn't allowed for these kids to make something off all the money they are bringing in isn't out of order IMO. |
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I have no problem with anyone earning money. But you seem to equate earning money with just cold-hard cash on the table right this moment. If these kids play their collective cards right, they are setting themselves up to earn money for the rest of their lives. Which to me is far more important than an immediate cash infusion with no long term benefit. It's time to get these kids out of living in the "here-and-now" and show them there is a long road ahead of them that education can make better. YMMV.
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So my opinion is somehow less valid than yours because I believe these kids should be concentrating on getting an education first? All you have to do is look at the the NFL, where most players (black and white alike) are broke three years after they quit playing (and most don't have an education). Is it a stereotype if it's true on a macro-level?
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But this isn't just about those rare cases, it's about just being able to earn a living. $2000 is insanely low for living expenses. I know food and housing is paid for, but what about gas? Transportation? A cell phone? A computer? Clothing? It's not just about the big stars, it's about the average kid who just wants to work a job at the mall to have some spending money. Maybe that's just my libertarian side. I don't like the nanny stuff where we have to tell adults how they should live their life, what they should do, and whether they can make a living for themselves. People will make good and bad life decisions, it's really not our place to force the ones we feel our best on them. |
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You bring up a good point about expenses. But how much is enough? And when these kids run out of cash what are they going to be willing to do to get more cash. How many NFL players who earned millions of dollars playing are in prison for dealing drugs after going broke? Pay them now is not in the best interest of the NCAA or the players themselves. All you have to do is look to the current situation with Dez Bryant.
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Just because they're graduating doesn't mean they're receiving the same "education" as other students. I think we all know that.
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I also don't know how a former NFL player being arrested for dealing drugs became the face of the average student-athlete. I'd consider that an anamolly. |
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It's the face of someone running into alot of money and not knowing how to handle it, getting in over their heads and then trying to find a way out. Don't believe for a second that there aren't many "improper" influences waiting for the day (which is coming soon) that NCAA players are allowed to accept outside revenue.
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I don't know if this has come up here yet but the Big 10 is considering paying players cash for "living expenses" - between $2k and $5k. I guess that's not a enormous change yet because that's just the calculated estimate of what players have to spend to go to school that isn't covered by scholarships (travel, clothes). But it would be cash, and apparently from what I'm reading in this thread, it might bring about college sports armageddon.
Big Ten considers proposal to help athletes cover living expenses - ESPN Edit: And can I assume the majority here is against this because of course, college athletes "already get enough"? Last edited by molson : 05-19-2011 at 09:15 PM. |
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It has to be approved by other conferences in D1. I don't know why it would be armageddon, it'd work like financial aid. When I was in school I used to get a check from financial aid every semester for like $1300 that covered certain expenses. I'd imagine this would be similar to that.
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Appeal denied apparently. Found this on another forum:
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No surprise. The NCAA is such a joke.
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well that is what anoys me. I have no problem with them upholding the USC penalties, but don't use the kid gloves on OSU and Auburn then. |
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While I agree, I'm most bothered by the lack of apparent consistency in their rulings.
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I am so pissed off at the NCAA.
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But, what happened those in the know saying this was going to be completely overturned?
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Probably the same ones who said that USC did nothing wrong
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I wouldn't say OSU is exactly done with the NCAA at this point.
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True but not irrelevant.
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I wonder if USC fans would have standing to sue the NCAA for the lack of evenhanded treatment between USC and OSU/Auburn.
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...and everyone is jealous of USC too?
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