Here is a stupid person’s opinion:
“University Presidents, Conference Commissioners, Student-Athletes, Coaches, and Athletic Directors all complained to me that it has become a disaster, after years of no action, and that Schools were losing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a year,” he said. “They compared it to a freight train that can’t be stopped!”
So, SOME things need to be saved, like Coal Companies and College Sports, but not homelessness, affordable housing, drug overdoses, etc.
Um, some colleges just need to stop funding college sports if they will never get back what they put in, even if one includes a dollar value for the emotions of having them. It’s called “being fiscally responsible.” There are plenty of students and future students who don’t give a shit about sports and are comfortable with their self-esteem not to require a winning program at their chosen school.
Also, any further restrictions on “student”-athletes would give them reason not to play college sports, go somewhere and play for money. Soccer is already a waste of time and energy to play “for free” when someone will pay you five times the annual tuition cost. Play for money in your prime, then pay for college afterward. That seems more fiscally optimal.
For Hand-Football, players would just work out on their own. A market could spring into existence for 60 guys to scrimmage each other for a few years until they’re eligible. Not sure what the age limit in the CFL is. Googly A-I’s says must be 18 to sign a contract.
Gum’mint shouldn’t be saving anyone
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Mostly seems like the NCAA is losing its grip on free labor supply. So, naturally you call in the troops to “restore order”.
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Fully agree. So let’s get rid of all the handouts. No more food stamps, no more government subsidized health insurance, etc.
Actually, I don’t fully agree. I wouldn’t say “anyone”. I’m fine with government helping disabled people, who aren’t capable of supporting themselves.
Gross.
Most food stamps recipients are not adults of working age, most are children + elderly. And of the working age adults on food stamps, most are employed.
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I am sure work could be found in the new coal mines that Trump is opening up,
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Jaspess thinks of college football as basically NFL internships. She’s not wrong, as before the present NIL era, that’s basically what it was.
I think there are or were people in their 40s playing in the CFL.
I find the dichotomy in how sports work in the US vs. other countries fascinating.
If you’re a good, upcoming ice hockey player, you often grow-up playing in minor hockey leagues that are part of the Hockey Canada system. If you’re good, you’ll get drafted by one of the junior hockey leagues as a 15 or 16 year-old or go to an open tryout and hopefully get signed. Your eligibility runs out at age 20 or 21 I think. You can get drafted into the pro-leagues at 18. Once your eligibility runs out, a lot of players go over to the collegiate hockey system if they’re still eligible for it and can get a scholarship. If they have any pro-prospects, they might quit and take the contract, otherwise, they finish their degree and go play minor pro or get a job.
Australia didn’t seem to have a university sports system. There were some intramural sports. The Universit of Canberra had some sort of agreement with the nationsl sports institute. They also sponsored a pro-rugby team and tried to sell it as being analagous to collegiate sports in the US, but that was kind of BS. I think competitive rugby players develop through a club system or regional minor league teams. I didn’t really figure it out. I think junior/competitive cricket players play for local or regional teams before getting signed to T20 teams. I’m not sure what happens for test cricket, but its not through universities.
I don’t know what happens with track athletes in Oz. In Canada, I think there’s collegiate athletics. Volleyball seems to mostly be school based in Canada, but I’m starting to hear of club teams. Soccer seems to have multiple tracks. Skiing seems to be stand alone in Canada, no idea on Australia.
Internships generally have the expectation of continued employment, I would think 95% of D-1 college football players know they have no chance of being drafted let alone play in the NFL let alone have a playing career. This of course would vary by program.
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Well over 500 college football schools. Half are D1, half of them D1A (fbs) other half D1AA (fcs). Thats 10,000 graduates eaxh year.
There are 256 drafted players and another 300 unfrafted free agents. About 300-400 max each year make the roster. Add anothrt 100 for practice squads.
So…5% get some experience.
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