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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Former Athletes in Dispute with NCAA

Posted on 6/21/21 at 12:27 pm
Posted by Alabama_Fan
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Posted on 6/21/21 at 12:27 pm
I put a copy of a tweet in the football thread but it really crosses all sports. Here’s the SI write up:

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Former Athletes in Dispute with NCAA

The ruling was made in unanimous fashion, possibly paving the way for athletes on college campuses to obtain greater opportunity for education-related compensation

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While the ruling from SCOTUS does not mean that athletes can now be paid by colleges, it does go a long way to promote the ever-shifting nature of amateurism in college athletics. On July 1, multiple states' laws regarding Name, Image and Likeness will go into affect, allowing athletes to sign contracts with companies and earn a dollar figure for their association with their brand.

Excerpt from the ruling:


Full ruling here
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 6/21/21 at 1:00 pm to
Under Bart's reasoning, the question of whether or not players should be paid depends entirely on whether the athletics department at that school turns a profit. If they break even or operate at a loss they're not money making enterprises and therefore not businesses based on what he's laying out. So should some 7A Texas high school in a rich part of Dallas or Houston have to pay their players if they bring in more money from ticket sales, fundraisers, merchandise, etc. than they spend on coaching salaries, equipment, etc? Also, does an 8th grader who makes varsity violate child labor laws in that situation?
This post was edited on 6/21/21 at 1:01 pm
Posted by 1BamaRTR
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Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 6/21/21 at 1:05 pm to
I expect a lot of schools to drop many of their sports to lower levels. The FBS probably won’t be standing at 130 schools for long.
Posted by ATLabama
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 6/21/21 at 1:41 pm to
I'm just here for the geriatrics to talk about how "the game isn't what it used to be."

You know who you are, and, please proceed.
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