Almost all of this recent crap on paying players, NIL, bla, bla, bla, has been the result of lawsuits brought by lawyers on behalf of mostly former players.
Is there a reason why legal action hasn't been taken by the players against the NFL and NBA for discriminating against adult people on the basis of age (3 year and 1 year rules) and excluding them from participation if they're qualified? It seems to me that the same logic (however flawed) would apply in both the cases of the NCAA and the Pros. There's also precedent for players being able to succeed (Lebron, Moses Malone, and many other NBA players, baseball players, tennis players, etc.), so that can't be an argument. Seems like a clear case of collusion between the colleges and the NFL/NBA to keep players out of the pros for a while.
I'm not for this and as you all know, I wish the players had to make a 3-4 year commitment to college, but it seems kind of inconsistent. Things would be a lot more stable in college sports if they just did like baseball and let kids who can and are offered to go into the draft out of HS, and if they're drafted, they can choose to sign or go to college. But if they sign, they are done with any chance to play in college. But if they opt to go to college, along with all of the other players who sign with a college, it's a 3 year minimum commitment to the school you signed with unless the school, at their discretion, decided to offer a release. On the other side, signing with a FBS school guarantees a full ride scholarship for 5 years or graduation, whatever comes first, even if the program cuts you. Win/Win for everyone and stops the annual merry-go-round. Players would be free to go out and seek their own NIL deals, but the schools could have nothing to do with it.
Is there a reason why legal action hasn't been taken by the players against the NFL and NBA for discriminating against adult people on the basis of age (3 year and 1 year rules) and excluding them from participation if they're qualified? It seems to me that the same logic (however flawed) would apply in both the cases of the NCAA and the Pros. There's also precedent for players being able to succeed (Lebron, Moses Malone, and many other NBA players, baseball players, tennis players, etc.), so that can't be an argument. Seems like a clear case of collusion between the colleges and the NFL/NBA to keep players out of the pros for a while.
I'm not for this and as you all know, I wish the players had to make a 3-4 year commitment to college, but it seems kind of inconsistent. Things would be a lot more stable in college sports if they just did like baseball and let kids who can and are offered to go into the draft out of HS, and if they're drafted, they can choose to sign or go to college. But if they sign, they are done with any chance to play in college. But if they opt to go to college, along with all of the other players who sign with a college, it's a 3 year minimum commitment to the school you signed with unless the school, at their discretion, decided to offer a release. On the other side, signing with a FBS school guarantees a full ride scholarship for 5 years or graduation, whatever comes first, even if the program cuts you. Win/Win for everyone and stops the annual merry-go-round. Players would be free to go out and seek their own NIL deals, but the schools could have nothing to do with it.
