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

Sep 25, 2024
9:59:22am

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administrators enrich themselves at the players’ expense in the old system? It seems like the “enriching” was mostly a transfer of $$ from football and men’s basketball to all the other collegiate sports programs.

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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.

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