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re: Since NIL players are technically professional athletes..
Posted on 10/21/21 at 8:06 am to bigDgator
Posted on 10/21/21 at 8:06 am to bigDgator
I'd assume an sports-writer is free to write what they wish, as long as their editor approves. And now, since we've finally got rid of an arbitrary rule, the players are free to go make money. Just as I, as an academic scholarship recipient decades ago, was also free to go seek after-school work ... and was also encouraged to use the name and contacts of that small scholarship foundation to do so.
I'm sure Mark Emmert sees every one of these dollars as a lost opportunity for the NCAA. And anything that makes Mark Emmert sad makes me happy.
I'm sure Mark Emmert sees every one of these dollars as a lost opportunity for the NCAA. And anything that makes Mark Emmert sad makes me happy.
Posted on 10/21/21 at 8:44 am to ScoggDog
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I'm sure Mark Emmert sees every one of these dollars as a lost opportunity for the NCAA. And anything that makes Mark Emmert sad makes me happy.
True.
And being paid anything outside of room/board/tuition makes them an athlete paid outside the school, which if the definition of a professional athlete is someone who is paid, then yes, the can be considered professional athletes.
They have always been paid at least a little, now it's out in the open. And going to cause the product on the field to suffer.
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