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Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:03 am to IAmReality
Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:03 am to IAmReality
While this might not be a doomsday for the "Power 5" conferences, it certainly going to be a devastating blow to all of the smaller schools. I think this coupled with the ruling granting the power 5 autonomy will be the beginning of the end for c-usas and MACs of the world.
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Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:13 am to ukraine_rebel
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While this might not be a doomsday for the "Power 5" conferences, it certainly going to be a devastating blow to all of the smaller schools. I think this coupled with the ruling granting the power 5 autonomy will be the beginning of the end for c-usas and MACs of the world.
I wonder how the NFL feels about that.
Think of how many players in the league DON'T come from the Power 5 conferences.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:35 am to StringedInstruments
That's a very good point. You might see something in the way of a development league form if the NFL feels like they don't have as much talent as they used to. Then, if you're an athlete, what would you rather do, go to college, or try out and make a developmental squad w/ a direct in to an NFL team. Lots of possibilities out there.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 10:30 am to ukraine_rebel
Smaller schools can't afford to pay their players anything. Thus, the differrence between the have and have nots is going to get wider. Very few teams are going to be able to compensate their players at the level of Big 5 teams.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 11:12 am to bamamonty
That's not the total picture. I believe if you pay football players, you will have to pay all players of all sports.
There are universities with in the SEC that will not be able to do that. Therefore a lot of sports will go. When that goes, it means scholarships for all of those players go because the sport is no more.
Then there is the problem of individuals being more important than others to the over all program. "I was the top recruit.... I should get more"
I wonder if the NCAA decided to remove all likeness and not use any of them for anything. No shirt sales. No sales of any likeness. No players on billboards... ALL THINGS go. No players put up on jumbo trons... nothing.
Would that stop this?
There are universities with in the SEC that will not be able to do that. Therefore a lot of sports will go. When that goes, it means scholarships for all of those players go because the sport is no more.
Then there is the problem of individuals being more important than others to the over all program. "I was the top recruit.... I should get more"
I wonder if the NCAA decided to remove all likeness and not use any of them for anything. No shirt sales. No sales of any likeness. No players on billboards... ALL THINGS go. No players put up on jumbo trons... nothing.
Would that stop this?
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:40 pm to darkhorse
The point many are missing here is not that millions will be coming from the NCAA. Each school will now have to budget for this expense, and when a school/business has to increase its budget, prices will go up. And it will be the fans paying these higher prices. And does a 5 star get more money than a 3 star? Want to guess how long it will take for schools to get caught up in a now legal bidding war for players? LSU can tell a player it will pay him X for his name & bama will come back with XY in payment. This is opening up Pandora's box, big time.
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