Top NCAA Athletes Get a Step Closer to Making Big Money

There's an elemental conflict in modern college sports. The NCAA is a multibillion-dollar behemoth, yet the athletes responsible for that revenue are paid nothing. But that’s about to change. Between a Supreme Court ruling that narrows the league’s model by allowing education-related compensation, to proposed federal legislation and new state laws, the tipping point in this long, tortured debate may be finally here.
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[@johnlocke1977]

Coaches paid more than Professors, that is not a University its a sports club with some educational facilities.

[@platinumpineapple9943]

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[@maxthieleskate]

As a European, I am asking myself, why not use the revenue to bring down the cost of education? Maybe I dont see the whole picture, but instead of "investing" in fancy buildings, you could use it to offer more scholarships. The whole phenomenon of college sports is a mistery to me 😅

[@jeycalc6877]

ya it's really weird the Americans care about college sports, in other countries nobody cares

[@PorkotylerClips]

Because anything remotely caring or altruistic is considered communism in America.

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

because colleges in ammerica let anyone attend now... and they all qualify for student laons

[@jdawg1712]

The arguments against paying athletes or giving the athletes their NIL rights are to keep the status quo. Ever since those TV revenues have been bringing in large sums of cash it was never for the well-being of the athlete. Schools are now spending as much as six times as much cash on an athlete for athletics than for the education for said athlete. Education has taken a back seat to the business of athletics in schooling, imagine how many full ride scholarships could have been handed out with the revenue that these schools bring in. Meanwhile many of these athletes still have to pay their way through school or worse, buy loans. This is sickening, and needs to change.

[@manp1039]

and they have not insurance to protect them from lifetime disabling injuries and the costs of their care and lost income as a result of those injuries.

[@tesco-8023]

Dude: “Schools are struggling to make money” *also schools pay coaches six figures 😂*

[@gus473]

More than six....!

[@BetaDreTV]

dude 7. football coaches get millions

[@hagenre8909]

7 figures

[@hugocalderon854]

Fantastic reporting and research!!! Thanks for informing me

[@jowenkelly]

It's essentially undeniable that *something* is going to change this year with all these forces at work in 2021. As with so many things in our lives, the pandemic forced us to face some big existential questions around college sports. Another collision of sports, business and culture.

[@1986fritzthecat]

Funny thing is... with all the money "secretly" being paid out to players and networks of people to influence players... It's pretty obvious they already have the money to pay them

[@mh7260]

This was very educational. Thank you for putting this together!

[@digiryde]

How are schools struggling to make money? The cost of education has gone through the roof in most places. Me thinks these institutions are lacking a serious sense of introspection. I think the real problem is that so much of what is spent at these institutions has little to nothing to do with education. The focus is wrong. As to student athletes. Pay them, just as you pay everyone else involved in the profiting of the institutions. Amateurism is dead. Food on the table and a fiscal future is more important to the athletes. Will this break the competititve system? It is already broken, so who cares. The real issue is that college and University should be preparing their students for the future and providing an accurate assessment of how prepared the student is to enter the field they studied. Most institution fail hard at this. This is the root of the real problem.

[@gus473]

Ummm, so what are you doing with that English Lit degree these days....? 🤔✌️

[@digiryde]

@@gus473 English Lit? lol

[@megamanx466]

@@digiryde English Literary. (What, M. Gustafson, is referring to, I'm not sure.) 😅

[@digiryde]

@@megamanx466 lol - I knew what he was referring to. I am also pretty sure he was referring to the idea that an Eng Lit degree is not worth much in salary terms. However, it does not apply to the conversation he was replying to. :)

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

To all the people who are Bitching about scholarships fine, then do pay the coaches administration multi-million dollars and don't sell jerseys or anything containing the players likeness. Either everyone should get paid their fair share or no one.

[@mamamiaherewegoagain6959]

Either they set an amount to pay the student-athletes regardless of sport they're paying ( as long as it is under ncaa) , like $5k for every student, or invest the money in more scholarships, that's how schools should be using that large amount of money

[@ChosenOne6666]

I received a better scholarship from the university than my roommate got a $1,000 partial scholarship for being on the football team.

[@marklentz1095]

Public universities have zero business being involved in sporting endeavors. If they wish to, simply have a separate business that operates a football team or basketball team. This professionalizes the athletes and divorces them from any academic requirement. Further, athletes could continue playing in say Tuscaloosa into their 30s if they wanted to. For reference see professional soccer clubs in Mexico like UANL or UNAM. As for what are considered non-revenue sports, leave those to professional academies. No inherent reason why public universities should be responsible for grooming Olympic athletes.

[@me.1475]

this has to change

[@ShadGotEm]

They made more from the people before them but that’s still dope.

[@4wrSh0tgun]

As they rightly should These guys are putting their health on the line playing at a professional level for a shitty degree they'll never use or care about PAY THEM

[@williamsmith7221]

Bless your heart hutch

[@mrpassion242]

So where exactly is the profit going? I cannot remember the women collegiate basketball team gym facility that need a huge upgrade. A number of professional athletes spoke about this.

[@carboy101]

No one is gonna spend money on women's facilities. Women's sports don't even make money.

[@mrpassion242]

@@carboy101 Wow. Really!? Women need to get treated better entirely. My opinion though.

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

@@mrpassion242 then they need to contribute more

[@skistrycharski6999]

NIL, for sure !!!

[@rajatbansal512]

Wtfff is wrong man at this point just pay the fucking money

[@mc88dx]

What happens to a scholar athlete these days when they suffer a lifetime sport injury and cant play anymore? I saw a video where a D1 basketball player couldn't play basketball anymore after getting injured and lost his scholarship. He got kicked off campus and could't even get a degree.

[@eastindies2937]

How is that legal?

[@IntheEndAhNevermind]

OK, if they have marketable skills, they should go professional then. Why do some people default to "the government should do something about this."?

[@samelmudir]

@Octobers Lazy Own thats only basketball and football and more high school players are choosing G league over college

[@bradybaker8537]

@Octobers Lazy Own This is actually false. The colleges did not do anything, it is an NBA rule that raised the minimum age to 19 to play in the league. This is independent of the NCAA and you will not find anything in the NCAA manual about this.

[@IntheEndAhNevermind]

@@bradybaker8537 Age 19? That's not so bad then. Quite lame but a very minor shift.

[@thenbenagcz3931]

Atleets should get paid +receiving bonuses for winning the game

[@Youd876]

My question is simple what's difference between NBA and NCAA player?

[@hugonongbri8100]

Pro and collegiate player

[@Youd876]

@@hugonongbri8100 I am ask , because if NCAA player get paid, what the difference to them and NBA player?

[@hugonongbri8100]

@@Youd876 I guess the amount they get paid 😂🤑

[@Youd876]

@@hugonongbri8100 Ok, true.

[@JohnSmith-lk9fv]

@Edgar Gomez what high school do you know of that brings in millions from their football and/or basketball teams?

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Bala 😪😛

[@DBB277]

Can’t wait for this to snowball into “why isn’t the women’s Kite fishing team making as much as the Men’s football team”

[@sirhoopalot1125]

It only makes sense for the kids not wanting to go to the nfl or the nba.

[@hugonongbri8100]

NCAA Atho-leeets

[@MACNTOSFAM]

they aren’t paid? pfft. get outta here. lol

[@larrygerry985]

American sport is very backwards, professional sports should spend money on youth systems etc. Keep college sport amateur and get pro sports to feed their own teams

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[@williamsmith7221]

Students SHOULD NOT get paid. Give the billions made to build schools for underprivileged. Come on NCAA.

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