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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 40328" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>All you people are missing the obvious: the private schools, after a short knee jerk, will embrace this idea with gusto. Why?</p><p></p><p>What union will try to affiliate with the new collegiate athletes union in football (let's keep this simple by looking at one sport)? Why, the NFL players association, of course. And the private schools involved will go along with that and up the benefits for their now unionized athletes. Because why? Higher benefits and union representation tied to the NFL will mean that <em>every 5 star football player in the country will want to play at the private schools. </em>And those institutions will have a tremendous incentive to go along with that. I mean, does anybody here think that USCw wouldn't jump at the chance to be perennial national football champions? That Vandy wouldn't like to replace Bama at the top of the SEC? Or Duke replace FSU? Or - their players started it - Northwestern to dominate Ohio State? Yep. If this ruling stands - and I wouldn't be surprised if it does - it will change the face of college football completely.</p><p></p><p>But what about the NCAA, I hear you ask? If the scenario above plays out and I'm one of the newly favored privates, I look at the NCAA and say, "<Implement tightened with a screwdriver> them!" And I'll be right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 40328, member: 265"] All you people are missing the obvious: the private schools, after a short knee jerk, will embrace this idea with gusto. Why? What union will try to affiliate with the new collegiate athletes union in football (let's keep this simple by looking at one sport)? Why, the NFL players association, of course. And the private schools involved will go along with that and up the benefits for their now unionized athletes. Because why? Higher benefits and union representation tied to the NFL will mean that [I]every 5 star football player in the country will want to play at the private schools. [/I]And those institutions will have a tremendous incentive to go along with that. I mean, does anybody here think that USCw wouldn't jump at the chance to be perennial national football champions? That Vandy wouldn't like to replace Bama at the top of the SEC? Or Duke replace FSU? Or - their players started it - Northwestern to dominate Ohio State? Yep. If this ruling stands - and I wouldn't be surprised if it does - it will change the face of college football completely. But what about the NCAA, I hear you ask? If the scenario above plays out and I'm one of the newly favored privates, I look at the NCAA and say, "<Implement tightened with a screwdriver> them!" And I'll be right. [/QUOTE]
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