BCMurt09 {l Wrote}:This has probably been said. I understand their point, I mean, being able to search "Manziel" on ShopNCAA.com and have his jersey come up was pretty bad. But (most of) these guys are going to world class institutions for FREE. Now whether they stay for four years and take advantage of that is their own issue. They are being give upwards of $25,000 a year to pay for their school. "Here we will give you $100, 000 except you need to put it all towards your tuition payments."
Give them all a stipend, fine. But, for every kid that can't pay for food or laundry and needs a loan from his coach, there's a kid posting pictures on Twitter of his 10 pairs of Jordans and 4 grand in 50s.
Bryn Mawr Eagle {l Wrote}:BCMurt09 {l Wrote}:This has probably been said. I understand their point, I mean, being able to search "Manziel" on ShopNCAA.com and have his jersey come up was pretty bad. But (most of) these guys are going to world class institutions for FREE. Now whether they stay for four years and take advantage of that is their own issue. They are being give upwards of $25,000 a year to pay for their school. "Here we will give you $100, 000 except you need to put it all towards your tuition payments."
Give them all a stipend, fine. But, for every kid that can't pay for food or laundry and needs a loan from his coach, there's a kid posting pictures on Twitter of his 10 pairs of Jordans and 4 grand in 50s.
I agree with you, but methinks its been awhile since you've seen a tuition bill. Full boat at schools like BC is now well over $50,000 a year. That's a very valuable scholarship, especially for those who are there 5 years.
In a potentially game-changing moment for college athletics, the Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees of the university and can unionize.
NLRB regional director Peter Sung Ohr cited the players' time commitment to their sport and the fact their scholarships were tied directly to their performance as reasons for granting them union rights.
Ohr wrote in his ruling that the players "fall squarely within the [National Labor Relations] Act's broad definition of 'employee' when one considers the common law definition of 'employee.'"
Ohr ruled that the players can hold a vote on whether they want to be represented by the College Athletes Players Association, which brought the case to the NLRB along with former Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter and the United Steelworkers Union.
"I couldn't be more happy and grateful for today's ruling, though it is the ruling we expected," said Huma Ramogi, president of both the National College Players Assn, a non-profit advocacy group that has been around since 2001, and the College Athletes Players Association, the union that would represent the players and was formed in January
"I just have so much respect for Kain and the football players who stood up in unity to take this on. They love their university but they think it's important to exercise rights under labor law.
"The NCAA invented the term student athlete to prevent the exact ruling that was made today. For 60 years, people have bought into their notion that they are students only. The reality is, players are employees and today's ruling confirms that. The players are one giants step closer to justice."
Northwestern issued a statement shortly after the ruling saying it would appeal to the full NLRB in Washington, D.C.
"While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director's opinion, we disagree with it," the statement read. "Northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students. Unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns raised by student-athletes."
CAPA supporters, meanwhile, celebrated the news. Colter tweeted: "This is a HUGE win for ALL college athletes!"
DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:...a whiny Union...
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:...a whiny Union...
everyone i've ever met from union is whiny.
DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:Huge win????? This would be the only way I would have been OK with BC dropping all scholarships and joining the Patriot League.
I love the athletes playing for the school, the second you have a whiny Union is when you can start booing them for sucking. I think it should also make scholarships be able to be pulled if you suck.
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:not until they join a union. c'mon asshat, even you're better than that
RegalBCeagle {l Wrote}:Fuck Unions. My daughter was in the NH State Spelling Bee about a month ago. It took place in Concord. When we departed, some newspaper guild union was picketing outside. I wanted to smash a sign off their ugly faces. Picketing a children's spelling bee? Really? Fucking assholes.
I can't wait to see the domino effect this could have on college athletics. Programs and scholarships could go by the wayside. You want more out of this deal? OK, let's just cut your fucking job/scholly. Looks like there simply isn't such a thing as "more of nothing." Now fuck you, pay us for your education, then schlep off to the "management training program" at Enterprise Rent-A-Car with your $200k debt. Ooopsie!
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