ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

[Cutz]

The changes kick in at 2015 and are expected by many to greatly increase the disparity between college football teams (and other sports within the NCAA).
Good synopses:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...onferences
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/sports....html?_r=0

So, I take it that vote means basically the top 5 Div are going to run themselves more because they make so much money. It's relevant but not exactly linear to colleges paying players... from how I read it.

Idunno, I don't really get too excited about college football, but paying players is one issue that gets my dander up. The general arguments for paying players are that the NCAA makes millions/billions off them, exploits their work, they can't afford to eat, can't maintain scholastic requirements, and just want to be paid to play ball.

Fuck that. The NFL has a rule that you can't be drafted until 4 years out of HS. I'm sure there's some elbow rubbing with the NCAA that partly inspired that rule, but it's still their rule. You could make a league to compete with the NCAA if you wanted, for kids that want to make money and can't cut it in college. But it wouldn't be as popular as college football because college football is built on college rivalries.

Now, it's true that it's a lot of responsibilities. You can 'pay' a lot of money for a degree in basketweaving, you can let football hurt your studies, or you can let your studies hurt your football. I get that, and it's tough. Again, you're becoming an adult, time management is part of your responsibility. Obviously kids have been balancing it well enough for generations. If you can't do both, put your eggs in one basket. Be good enough at football that even if you only play for 2 years and fail out of school, you'll get a shot in an NFL camp, or take the easiest major ever. If you want the degree... half ass football and thank your stars that you tricked Stanford into giving you money to focus on your business degree.

That said, the NCAA shouldn't be profiting. It's colleges and TV networks putting this extra curricular activity on the field. TV networks should make their money, colleges should make the majority of the rest. Let them funnel the extra cash into scholarships and mealplans so that maybe every player on the team can get a full ride. If you have a full ride with food to eat, what do you have to complain about? You're not making money? I had to pay money to go to college, if it really means that little to you, GTFO my country. Go play canadian football.