Interesting. So your ok with an athlete promising to come play for a team

Sep 25, 2024
9:31:15am

Jdoc All-American

in exchange for a certain sum of money for the season. The school pays that sum of money and then the athlete leaves because he thinks he can make more money but has to reneg on his commitment. You think that is moral and/or ethical?

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Don't hate the player. Hate the game. Literally.

shoganai

8:45am

Fortunately, I have the ability to hate both, if warranted.

benny1982

8:46am

It's great being 'Merican

TNT

8:47am

You can do both depending on the ethics of the decision.

Jdoc

8:47am

What ethics? Who wrote these ethical standards that say a college player

shoganai

8:49am

It would be the same in a business setting. Let’s say Bob is a key piece of a project that helps the company.

JohnnyComeLately

8:52am

If there were overarching restraints on Bob's employment, such that he would be

shoganai

8:57am

If he agreed to come to UNLV for $100,000 and UNLV paid it, his decision is

Jdoc

8:53am

Yes. I disagree. Until the schools are willing to take on the responsibility of

shoganai

8:59am

Interesting. So your ok with an athlete promising to come play for a team

Jdoc

9:31am

Yes. The schools have created and sanctioned this system themselves. They know

shoganai

9:44am

I just can’t agree with an athlete leaving mid season after previously

Jdoc

9:52am

I guess where I see it differently is that the school and player never actually

shoganai

9:57am

I understand your overarching point, but how did university presidents and

Japan Coug

9:59am

You don't think athletic directors, conference commisioners, school presidents

shoganai

10:11am

Do you believe their salaries will drop now that players are sharing in the

Japan Coug

10:13am

You're putting words into my posts that I never said.

shoganai

10:49am

I guess I'm not following then. If their compensation would have been the same,

Japan Coug

11:15am

You are definitely not following.

shoganai

12:48pm

Evidently. It seems I'm not alone.

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