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Northwestern coach blasts union effort . . .

Posted on 4/6/14 at 11:30 pm
Posted by matthew25
Member since Jun 2012
9425 posts
Posted on 4/6/14 at 11:30 pm
. . .while standing in front of the soon to be built $225,000,000 athletic center. He doesn't want to risk his salary if the union got voted in.

Fox is predicting the players are now scared and no chance the union wins on April 25.

Student athletes everywhere are saved!
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
106297 posts
Posted on 4/6/14 at 11:44 pm to
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no chance the union wins


Hope that is true
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
85652 posts
Posted on 4/6/14 at 11:45 pm to
they don't need a union but the system as it exists must change and will once the lawsuits are decided.
Posted by LSUFOREVERAMEN
Illinois
Member since Dec 2013
1300 posts
Posted on 4/6/14 at 11:47 pm to
Posted by LSUFOREVERAMEN
Illinois
Member since Dec 2013
1300 posts
Posted on 4/6/14 at 11:57 pm to
Like I say, student athletes should have one of two options:

1) Take a 4-year scholarship that the university must honor so long as you meet minimum academic requirements.

or

2) Forego the scholarship, negotiate a year-by-year salary, contingent on on-field success. At the end of the contractual period, the university retains the right to cut ties with the student athlete.
This post was edited on 4/6/14 at 11:58 pm
Posted by thefloydian
Member since Dec 2012
4771 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:37 am to
quote:

Like I say, student athletes should have one of two options:

1) Take a 4-year scholarship that the university must honor so long as you meet minimum academic requirements.

or

2) Forego the scholarship, negotiate a year-by-year salary, contingent on on-field success. At the end of the contractual period, the university retains the right to cut ties with the student athlete.



They should negotiate like anyone else with their job. If they want to take an offered scholarship, fine, but there shouldn't be an stupid stipulations. College football is a professional sport. They should be treated like professionals. Any other proposal presupposes some stupid idea about amateurism or treats the players like someone else's property that doesn't have the same rights afforded a normal person.

If that's what you want, fine, but there isn't any way to argue against the players being paid what they're worth on the open market. People just don't want capitalism infringing on their little games. If middle/upper class white kids were the main people making up these rosters this would have changed a long time ago.
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 4:41 am
Posted by JesusQuintana
St Louis
Member since Oct 2013
33366 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:10 am to
No.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
21198 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 6:20 am to
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but there shouldn't be an stupid stipulations.


There are stipulations with any job dumbass.



quote:

If middle/upper class white kids


Oh, you're a bigot and a dumbass. Carry on, then.
Posted by Choctaw Hog
Member since Nov 2006
7586 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:10 am to
Don't think this will stop at Northwestern. Too much money, too many lawyers, and too stupid politicians for this to die.
Posted by stat19
Member since Feb 2011
29350 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:24 am to
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thefloydian


I got some stupid in my eye from your post.

Please consider the environment and the children before you start throwing shite around.
Posted by Duckie
Tippy Toe, Louisiana
Member since Apr 2010
24314 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:25 am to
quote:

Like I say, student athletes should have one of two options:

1) Take a 4-year scholarship that the university must honor so long as you meet minimum academic requirements.

or

2) Forego the scholarship, negotiate a year-by-year salary, contingent on on-field success. At the end of the contractual period, the university retains the right to cut ties with the student athlete.

Posted by everytrueson
Los Angeles
Member since Mar 2012
6510 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 7:34 am to
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no chance the union wins


Posted by higgsBoson
Democratic Party
Member since Jan 2012
1449 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:28 am to
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thefloydian


This makes sense on the surface but is fraught with problems. If there isn't a set salary then small programs won't be able to compete for recruits. Texas and USC can just outbid every program. Then you might have to do a salary cap problem. And you have to worry about Freshmen in college who may or may not pan out making way more money than they are worth. You can't usually know what an 18 year olds potential for earnings are.
Posted by Rebel Titan
Free Membership
Member since Mar 2014
719 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:32 am to
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Fox is predicting the players are now scared and no chance the union wins on April 25.


Well let's hope he's right
Posted by Stingray
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2007
12425 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:34 am to
In the current system, the athletes get rewarded. They all happily choose to accept the arrangement. In effect, IF THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE NFL, it is an internship. There is nothing wrong with internships.
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