Senators (Congress) aims to help NCAA regulate athlete payments (and prevent split among schools)

[NT80]

Long article, but a good recap of where many issues stand. Main summary is that a unified Congress (Republicans) may be able to finally quell the lawsuits and keep the NCAA from eating its own over revenue to the biggest programs...

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"A bipartisan group of senators is drafting a measure to help prevent a split among NCAA schools."

"Many in college sports believe that an unregulated market will inevitably push the small group of schools that generate most of the industry's revenue to sever ties with the rest of their Division I peers. A split could create less interesting matchups for fans and jeopardize the ability of smaller schools to keep funding sports at their current levels. Cruz said he wants to give the NCAA the tools it needs to stop that from happening."

"Nobody wants to see a handful of super schools with unlimited cash, all the best athletes and nobody else even able to survive," Cruz said.

"For too long the NCAA failed to address issues to protect athletes, but obviously there is new leadership there at the NCAA," Blumenthal said. "There is also a real need to make sure there is a level playing field among schools, or at least as fair as it can be."

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/43348934/house-settlement-ncaa-sec-big-ten-nil

 

Edited 22 hours ago by NT80

[emmitt01]

If you read this article, it is clear that the Power 2 want to not only separate themselves from the G5 but they want to clearly distinguish themselves from the Big XII and ACC.   

I am a bit incredulous when it comes to being told that Congress (many of whom have degrees from Power 2 schools or could see big monetary contributions from these schools) is going to regulate what the NCAA cannot.  

[MrAlien]

Problem is no one has actually purposed a viable plan to address these problems, and I think thats because the schools at the top really dont want them to.  Those super schools do not want to be regulated, and they are going to do what ever it takes to drag this out as long as possible. 

[Censored by Laurie]

once this is solved, we'll get to grocery prices...is that how it works?

[MCMLXXX]

3 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

If you read this article, it is clear that the Power 2 want to not only separate themselves from the G5 but they want to clearly distinguish themselves from the Big XII and ACC.   

I am a bit incredulous when it comes to being told that Congress (many of whom have degrees from Power 2 schools or could see big monetary contributions from these schools) is going to regulate what the NCAA cannot.  

Texas has 38 members of Congress and 2 Senators. Of that total, only 4 graduated from UT (undergraduates) plus 3 with a UT JD, 0 graduated from A&M, 0 graduated from a Big 10 school, and 1 graduated from Notre Dame.  The Big 12 has 3 TX Tech graduates, 2 UH graduates plus 2 UH JD, and 1 TCU graduate. The ACC has a UVA graduate and a Stanford graduate. The majority are graduates of schools that are not affiliated with any of the above leagues including 4 graduates from military academies and 3 Ivy League graduates. The unaffiliated may get contributions from the alums from other schools but I don't believe that support for the power 2 is a foregone conclusion with regards to any legislation.

That being said, I am not convinced that if this issue is addressed legislatively that the NCAA will be given sufficient power to accomplish the objective.

[Udomann]

Oh god please don't make me agree with Ted Cruz on anything... but I'm glad to see attention on protecting the national treasure of college football. We truly need this levity now more than ever

[untjim1995]

17 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

once this is solved, we'll get to grocery prices...is that how it works?

I mean, they did an awesome job in the Senate of helping with the grocery prices over these last 6 years…

[untjim1995]

16 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

Texas has 38 members of Congress and 2 Senators. Of that total, only 4 graduated from UT (undergraduates) plus 3 with a UT JD, 0 graduated from A&M, 0 graduated from a Big 10 school, and 1 graduated from Notre Dame.  The Big 12 has 3 TX Tech graduates, 2 UH graduates plus 2 UH JD, and 1 TCU graduate. The ACC has a UVA graduate and a Stanford graduate. The majority are graduates of schools that are not affiliated with any of the above leagues including 4 graduates from military academies and 3 Ivy League graduates. The unaffiliated may get contributions from the alums from other schools but I don't believe that support for the power 2 is a foregone conclusion with regards to any legislation.

That being said, I am not convinced that if this issue is addressed legislatively that the NCAA will be given sufficient power to accomplish the objective.

They know where the economic growth for their states come from in regards to college sports. You don’t have to have a UT or A&M degree to know that they get 200k+ for home games on a weekend, which dwarfs everyone else combined.

[Jonnyeagle]

20 hours ago, NT80 said:

Nobody wants to see a handful of super schools with unlimited cash, all the best athletes and nobody else even able to survive," Cruz said.

Exactly.  Well said by Ted.

[untjim1995]

26 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Exactly.  Well said by Ted.

Too late…since 1961, Alabama has 12 AP/BCS titles, Miami has 5, USC, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Ohio State have 4, Clemson, FSU, Florida, Georgia, Texas and LSU have 3, Michigan and Penn State have 2. Add in Pitt, Tennessee, and Auburn, who won one, but had titles before 1961, and you have exactly two outliers, BYU and Colorado. 20 title winners, of which 2 are 1x winners in the last 64 seasons, as we prepare for Ohio State or ND to add another.

It’s a sport, just like the NFL has shown, where the champions are amongst the few 13 teams have won all but 5 Super Bowls, not the many. People complain about the MLB having the top market teams have the money, but the MLB World Series winners since 1961 includes 24 of their 30 teams have won titles. That’s how it should be.