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<blockquote data-quote="IEEEWreck" data-source="post: 31532" data-attributes="member: 617"><p>It's not that strange to see aspects of school/athlete bargaining other than compensation as important. In fact, the issues actually raised by these organizations have nothing to do with compensation (even if they do ultimately lead in that direction.) There are lots and lots of contracts and aspects of contract law that have nothing to do with employment, and arguments like 'not pro, no pay' miss the point and shut down thinking without engaging the meat of the issue. On that point, there's some real silliness going on with reciting the 'unions used to be good, but now they kill America because SOCIALISM.' Stop a moment. Unions used to be needed? So are players' bargaining powers more akin to UAW workers today or company town miners? Think on that.</p><p></p><p>Let's be real here- there's all kinds of shady stuff going on with respect to players and scholarships that are utterly unworthy of institutions of higher education. We don't do them because we value our integrity. Dodd was right and the SEC was crooked. How can you maintain that schools regularly participate in activities that people of integrity shun, but at the same time say that there's nothing suspect about creating contracts including those same activities? I should prefer that schools only enter into honorable agreements, but that's not the world we live in. Failing that, giving players some bargaining power forces schools to offer a more honest deal. </p><p></p><p>Shouldn't we, as Tech fans, advocate for a system that actually punishes bad behavior on the part of certain schools if not for the sake of the student athletes, then because GT regularly gets shafted for refusing those very same practices?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IEEEWreck, post: 31532, member: 617"] It's not that strange to see aspects of school/athlete bargaining other than compensation as important. In fact, the issues actually raised by these organizations have nothing to do with compensation (even if they do ultimately lead in that direction.) There are lots and lots of contracts and aspects of contract law that have nothing to do with employment, and arguments like 'not pro, no pay' miss the point and shut down thinking without engaging the meat of the issue. On that point, there's some real silliness going on with reciting the 'unions used to be good, but now they kill America because SOCIALISM.' Stop a moment. Unions used to be needed? So are players' bargaining powers more akin to UAW workers today or company town miners? Think on that. Let's be real here- there's all kinds of shady stuff going on with respect to players and scholarships that are utterly unworthy of institutions of higher education. We don't do them because we value our integrity. Dodd was right and the SEC was crooked. How can you maintain that schools regularly participate in activities that people of integrity shun, but at the same time say that there's nothing suspect about creating contracts including those same activities? I should prefer that schools only enter into honorable agreements, but that's not the world we live in. Failing that, giving players some bargaining power forces schools to offer a more honest deal. Shouldn't we, as Tech fans, advocate for a system that actually punishes bad behavior on the part of certain schools if not for the sake of the student athletes, then because GT regularly gets shafted for refusing those very same practices? [/QUOTE]
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