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

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(09-22-2019, 11:58 AM)Awful Llama Wrote: Agreed, and it's the perfect solution to the argument about paying them a stipend.  If your play made you famous enough to cash in, then by all means, make that Taco Bell commercial.  We let you keep a percentage, and the rest goes back to the university to support the sports department, like the wresting program, women's volleyball, etc., which is fair, since the school's allowing you to play made you famous to begin with.  It's a win-win for everybody.  

It's a terrible solution and will pretty much kill what little competitive balance there is in college athletics.

Players will flock to whichever school has the most wealthy boosters who will pay them thousands of dollars for an autograph.  Boosters will make offers to the good players of small schools to transfer,so even if the little guys get some good players that fly under the radar, they will get bought out from under them.  Top recruits will be bidding wars amongst the boosters.  

I don't agree with paying amateur athletes, but if you're going to compensate them, it needs to be a regulated amount done through the college's so noone gets a competitive advantage.