BREAKING House Versus NCAA Settlement Reached

[mrusso]

Correct me if I'm wrong but this salary for the players thing has nothing to do with NIL agreements does it? They can still negotiate whatever they want with whoever they want correct? It just means they could do nothing beyond be on the team and get a paycheck.

since the cap is for the athletic department a school that has no football team could definitely be the high bidder for another sport like basketball, so I can see some nobody team running an NBA franchise in college.

On the other hand could a school cut the basketball and baseball teams and just spend it all on football?

How long before a female tennis player sues the school because she doesn't get paid the same salary as the starting QB

Do starters get paid more than backups?

Since they are paid a salary can they now be hit with breach of contract?

I remember in the off-season when all we talked about was a live mascot and white helmets. Now get off my lawn!

 

[4Q Basket Case]

I think we might see some non-revenue sports cut. Due to Title IX, it would probably be men's non-revenue sports -- candidates would be swimming, tennis, golf, and track & field.

Thing is, I wonder how much money that would save. As in, if you eliminated out all of them, would the savings be enough to move the budgetary needle? I don't know. But I bet Greg Byrne knows the number to the penny.

 

[denver]

Which goes to a deeper philosophical question of “How does having what boils down to basically a professional team sporting the University brand “fit” into the academic mission of the university itself?”. Are there going to be academics standards involved or does that go out the window? Are they going to be “students of the university” or “students of the game they play”?

Very true...the proposed financial arrangement pretty much makes the academic standard/brand moot especially among the elite college programs/ major college sports. It may still apply to the other sports but I'm sure that would be litigated too ( sarcasm)