EA Sports Will Not Publish College Football Game Next Year, Future Plans in Doubt

[Ky3217]

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you are killing your own argument here. yeah lets take away scholarships and let them have a job...playing in a developmental football league ha.

regular students get an education because that is how we are going to make money. hig caliber players go to school because they want to hone their football skills to make money. the education thing doesnt mean the same. hell, your argument makes it seem like they should get rid of academic scholarships too...arent those an unfair advantage really smart students have over others?

See other argument on an NFL minor league.

Do you see anyone actually complaining about academic scholarships? Regular students? Scholarship students?

And even if athletes are going to school to play sports, they should have a back up plan. Because most dont make it. But hey, at least they still get their free education

[laxman490]

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Plus they have the opportunities to become millionaires debt free out of school while other students are stuck with debt.

lets be honest, if you can make it to the nfl you are considered one of the top 1600 people to do your job. that is worth a lot of money. get really good at something so you wont have debt.

[Ky3217]

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manziel's $25K scholarship over 4 years enough compared to the millions he brought into A&M?

simple solution to your example, put an age cap on the development league.

An age cap? you mean like the one there is to get into the NFL? If there's an age cap, what's the point of a developmental league? By the point players reach the eligible age, they'd be NFL ready.

Manziel should be happy, he's helped out his school's athletic department. They actually turned a profit. the vast majority dont.

I mean, I havent even gotten into why schools cant afford to pay players

[laxman490]

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See other argument on an NFL minor league.

Do you see anyone actually complaining about academic scholarships? Regular students? Scholarship students?

And even if athletes are going to school to play sports, they should have a back up plan. Because most dont make it. But hey, at least they still get their free education

im not saying pay everyone. if you create a development league make it a ~50 man roster just like the nfl. not everyone is going to make money off this.

nfl DL - high caliber players
college - everyone else

caliber of college football would be worse, but you could still offer scholarships to those students if you wanted too. they just couldnt make any money off of their likeness

[laxman490]

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An age cap? you mean like the one there is to get into the NFL? If there's an age cap, what's the point of a developmental league? By the point players reach the eligible age, they'd be NFL ready.

Manziel should be happy, he's helped out his school's athletic department. They actually turned a profit. the vast majority dont.

MANZIEL SHOULD BE HAPPY HE HELPED OUT HIS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? what have they ever done for him?

the point of the development league would be to pay the high caliber players some money while they train for the nfl!!!

[hazey]

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Colleges should NOT be paying student athletes anything outside of their scholarship, but at the same time the NCAA should NOT prevent the student athletes from gaining any sort of monetary value outside of the classroom.

Let them get endorsements. Let them sign autographs for cash. Let them market themselves in video games to their likeness. That still doesn't take away the integrity of their scholarship, and the fact that they are getting a free ride at a University they normally would not be able to attend, in which their enrollment prevents other more qualified people from attending.

The NCAA labeled the title of a student athlete in a completely different generation. Since then we have seen a technological era take over, inflation rise exponentially, and general rules adapt to cultural society and have not even attemtped to redefine the college athlete because they can't stand to lose a buck or two.

[hazey]

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manziel's $25K scholarship over 4 years enough compared to the millions he brought into A&M?

Does Manziel have some sort of "stock" in Texas A%M that can justify an input/output %?

[laxman490]

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Does Manziel have some sort of "stock" in Texas A%M that can justify an input/output %?

he does have a market value. why do they sell #2 A&M jerseys?

[Bamantic]

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Why are people rating this 5 stars? I know the franchise wasn't the best it could be, but at least we had something coming every year.

[Ky3217]

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im not saying pay everyone. if you create a development league make it a ~50 man roster just like the nfl. not everyone is going to make money off this.

nfl DL - high caliber players
college - everyone else

caliber of college football would be worse, but you could still offer scholarships to those students if you wanted too. they just couldnt make any money off of their likeness

You're talking about a very small number of players. So small that it's pointless. Most college freshmen have a hard enough time handling the college level.

MANZIEL SHOULD BE HAPPY HE HELPED OUT HIS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? what have they ever done for him?

the point of the development league would be to pay the high caliber players some money while they train for the nfl!!!

Oh so you're saying Manziel should be completely selfish? Remember, Manziel wasnt the only player making money for A&M. And you say that like A&M has never done anything for Manziel, which we both know, isnt true.

Athletic departments have a hard enough time paying for sports. And you want them to pay players on top of that?

[hazey]

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he does have a market value. why do they sell #2 A&M jerseys?

Any company can put a market value on one of their employees, it doesn't mean the employee somehow gets a certain % of profits back from the company.

[Dogslax41]

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No. Guys you have to have a legitimate claim and thats not legitimate. They dont even have a basis to make that argument. They cant make a likeness argument. Cant make a privacy argument. If they do sue, they wont win a dime and the suit would get tossed on a motion to dismiss.

You keep saying this and have no idea what you are talking about. Their right to go after tv money has already been included in the lawsuit against the NCAA and a judge has already ruled against the NCAA that filed a motion to dismiss because they contested they had no rights to tv money.

[TMuss]

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I can now confidently answer the question when asked "what moment in time would you go back and change if you could?"

I would make sure that Tyus Edney's layup vs Missouri in the '95 tournament would bounce off the rim and onto the floor.

[brent3419]

im gonna play ncaa 14 til the rapture happens

[laxman490]

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You're talking about a very small number of players. So small that it's pointless. Most college freshmen have a hard enough time handling the college level.



Oh so you're saying Manziel should be completely selfish? Remember, Manziel wasnt the only player making money for A&M. And you say that like A&M has never done anything for Manziel, which we both know, isnt true.

Athletic departments have a hard enough time paying for sports. And you want them to pay players on top of that?

i'm pretty sure manziel should care that his #2 jersey is making money, but he isnt getting any of it. that is not being selfish, that is getting what you deserve. im not saying athletic departments have to pay them, i will bet in 15 years there will be a development league.

if you really think about it, what has A&M really done for manziel? offer him a place to play? a free place to stay valued at maybe $500/month? some food? clothes?