General background on the case, including a Frontline video:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-and-march-madness/ncaa-lawsuit/
1 October legal update from NYTimes
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/sports/obannon-ncaa-case-court-of-appeals-ruling.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_sp_20151001&nl=sports&nlid=25414714&ref=headline&_r=0&referer=
Helpful, general point from this article:
"The case, although legally a dispute over antitrust law, has come to embody a broader debate about whether college athletes, who ostensibly pursue sports as part of their education, should be compensated for labors that are highly lucrative for their colleges, their conferences and the N.C.A.A."
O’Bannon, UCLA former player, put up a case against NCAA saying that players after graduating should get paid $5,000 for promotion, such as images being used of themselves, etc. He is issuing this situation on behalf of the men’s basketball and football teams who thought being paid after their college careers were fair since they allowed NCAA to use images of them. He did not win this case because NCAA fought back saying that it was apart of their scholarship, basically a part of their contract in a way since NCAA was paying for the player’s school (full rides), board, rooming, food, etc. I agree with the NCAA that the players have many benefits as it is already and paying $5,000 after college career seems excessive to me on top of everything they are already given. I get that college athletes have no time for a job on top of school and that sport, but they do not have to pay for school like other students do their tuition is free. A question I saw that was brought up in an article was whether schools were making deferred payments for football and men’s basketball players would face consequences under the Title IX committee?
ReplyDeleteI understand why O'Bannon would want the NCAA to pay players after graduation because the players benefitted the NCAA in many ways; however, the players are on full scholarship anyway. Not having to pay for tuition, room, board, and food is a huge perk to an athlete. I believe the athletes should not be payed because they are literally not paying for the college anyway, regardless of how good they make the NCAA look.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the NCAA. I don't think they should get paid because of the benefits they get like the scholarship.
ReplyDeleteI see why he is arguing this, however I have to agree with Ryne. Although they are not getting the money directly, they are indirectly getting money through scholarships. A college tuition is not just a few dollars, it is countless thousands of dollars. Some students may not even be able to afford college if it were not for sports scholarships. Due to their education, they are then able to find better jobs with better pay because they have a degree. So I firmly believe that they should be grateful that college is payed for them and that they get a chance to play what they love and not spend time getting upset because they want more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the NCAA. College athletes should not be getting paid because it is not technically a "professional" team. Getting their scholarships, or money to play in college is a huge help with tuition issues, books, room & board and so on. So getting that extra money would be pointless because they are not in need of that chunk of money immediately.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that college athletes should not get payed. College players have benefits such as scholarships that really help them in tuition cost. If you think you are good enough to get payed then you should go pro.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand where O'Bannon is coming from. Student athletes spends 40 plus hours a week practicing or playing their sport, which is considered a full time job. Even though the students get full scholarships, this doesn't cover the cost of food in their dorms or clothing they may need. Their living expenses are just as ours, and we know we couldn't make it without a job or help from our parents. I completely agree that college athletes should be paid.
ReplyDeleteI believe major division one student athletes should be compensated. I will use Johnny Manziel as an example, he was suspended for one half of a game because he sold his autograph for money. He single handily made his organization millions, but was only compensated with a scholarship. Him playing football is basically a full time job, and my personal opinion if one player can do so much for an organization, then there needs to be incentives for doing so.
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