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The Daily Show Discusses, "The NCAA's Perfectly Fair Rules"
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:16 am
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:16 am
The Daily Show takes on the NCAA and it's pretty funny and thought provoking
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Aasif Mandvi interviewed former UCLA player and NBA pro Ed O’Bannon, who's suing the NCAA for using his likeness in a video game.
But the center of the piece was the story of University of Minnesota wrestler Joel Bauman, who says he lost his eligibility because he wrote and produced a song.
"I have 10 percent scholarship," Bauman said. "That doesn't cover a lot. On top of that, I cover my living expenses. The song hasn't made me rich. I haven't even broke even. Right now, the NCAA owns the name Joel Bauman until I graduate."
Mandvi then stated sarcastically:
"Yes, this type of profiteering would sully the NCAA's image as Stuarts of amateur athletics. After all, their mission is to protect college sports from the corrosive influence of commercialism and to uphold the ideal of the student-athlete who simply plays for the love of the sport."
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 9:20 am
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Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:19 am to undecided
IDK. The NCAA is not perfect, but it is the only thing keeping college sports from being semi-pro. I love the college game. Be careful what you wish for.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:20 am to AUCE05
Everything about it is professional except for player compensation. Why is it such a big deal to lose "amateurism"?
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 9:21 am
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:21 am to undecided
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:21 am to AUCE05
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IDK. The NCAA is not perfect, but it is the only thing keeping college sports from being semi-pro.
Can we stop acting like they aren't already semi-pro?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:24 am to Upperaltiger06
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Everything about it is professional except for player compensation. Why is it such a big deal to lose "amateurism"?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:24 am to Duke
Hell, it would probably SAVE the boosters money since they could pay the recruit directly and not have to pay all his coaches and family and everybody around him 
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:25 am to undecided
That Rutgers coach got fired for nothing.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:31 am to undecided
Sounds like the NCAA is doing pretty well.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:33 am to Duke
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Can we stop acting like they aren't already semi-pro?
my thoughts exactly
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:39 am to Killean
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Hell, it would probably SAVE the boosters money since they could pay the recruit directly and not have to pay all his coaches and family and everybody around him
I dont think booster will ever stop paying players but I do wonder if they'll be like, "we'll give you up to a 6.5% match on your scholarship to be used at your discretion" kinda like a 401k
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:56 am to undecided
Fair is fair.. Pay one pay all
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:05 am to AUCE05
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IDK. The NCAA is not perfect, but it is the only thing keeping college sports from being semi-pro. I love the college game. Be careful what you wish for.
I'm fine with it being semi-pro.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:05 am to Col reb 2011
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Fair is fair.. Pay one pay all
and what will happen to say Tulsa which is currently losing millions of dollars a year in football?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:14 am to StopRobot
Sounds like nothing different than is happening now.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:14 am to Col reb 2011
I'm iffy on a set salary but if a kid wants to sell his jersey or autographs, let him.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:34 am to undecided
Just let the kids own their likeness. Period. Title IX doesn't say shite about Nike paying a guy a few grand to be in a commercial. EA owes every single one of them a shite ton as it is.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:58 am to TheDrunkenTigah
If you come to uga, we got a car dealership that will pay 59k for your likeness on a billboard. If you come to auburn we got a dealership pays 65k..
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:59 am to undecided
The point that unpaid athletes are being used to generate billions of dollars is valid. The least that could be done for them is to provide full-ride scholarships and insurance against injuries.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 1:40 pm to deeprig9
How's that any different than now? At least if it's on the books there could be a vetting process regarding boosters.
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