California Lawmakers Vote to Undo N.C.A.A. Amateurism

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(10-12-2019, 11:42 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Competitive balance? Can North Dakota State compete with Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, or Ohio State?

If a violinist with a music scholarship to UCLA can make money playing gigs, why can’t a gymnast make money from an endorsement?

This whole NCAA argument regarding competitive advantage is complete BS. What makes a team more competitive than a coach?  Jumbo Fisher can leave Florida State for Texas A&M and does he need to sit out a year? No. But, if one of his players wanted to follow him they would have to sit out a year (if the university didn’t block the transfer.) Why? Competitive balance. What a crock of shit.

Upsets do happen.  Michigan lost to Appalachian St a few years back iirc.  Competitive balance is an issue, but the solution isn't to just completely destroy any semblance of it.  

A violinist isn't a competitive amateur athlete.  It's not even close to the same thing.

So you're perfectly fine with Nike saying every member of the Oregon Ducks football team gets a $200k/year endorsement deal with them so long as they stay on Oregon's football team?  It makes scholarship limits that kept places from recruiting kids just so they didn't play someplace else useless.  

What I seriously wonder is where all these "they should be paid to play" people were when Maurice Clarett challenged the NFL's eligibility requirements in an attempt to get paid for playing.