Saturday, August 09, 2014

Nerd News: Student Athletes, Profit, and the NCAA

New ruling: the NCAA can't forbid student athletes from profiting.  Well, college sports have become a HUGE bazillion-dollar business ... a business that basically doesn't pay its talent on the field.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"a business that basically doesn't pay its talent on the field."

Well, they do get paid, but in benefits not money.

Does it say something that a college education at a top end school isn't considered a good trade off for playing sports? Then there are the tutors, special treatment, meal plans, housing, and other perks.

I wonder how much better my grades would have been, or everyone elses for that matter, if we had access to the same resources that athletes had.

- wodun

Mad Minerva said...

Benefits, yes, but if we look at the sheer vast amount of money associated with the system, I can hardly blame players for wanting a piece of that action since they're the ones actually playing. I kind of think the whole NCAA money monster is ridiculous, even though I do love me some football and basketball.