State of California Votes To Pay Athletes

[Deleted member 2897]

https://www.si.com/college-football...-assembly-legislation-paying-college-athletes

Will be interesting to see what happens when an entire state laughs at the NCAA to their face.

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

I figure something this idiotic would come from the People's Republic of California

 

[Deleted member 2897]

I figure something this idiotic would come from the People's Republic of California

I did find this quote funny: "[the bill] could jeopardize the athletic futures of programs at USC, UCLA and Stanford." I mean the Pac12 is already essentially invisible in the major revenue sports LOL.

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

I did find this quote funny: "[the bill] could jeopardize the athletic futures of programs at USC, UCLA and Stanford." I mean the Pac12 is already essentially invisible in the major revenue sports LOL.

I respect the Stanford football program but that's about it for the PAC 12 for me

 

[Deleted member 2897]

I respect the Stanford football program but that's about it for the PAC 12 for me

Yea, Stanford has been one of the very few bright spots in the Pac12 in recent history, with like 6 10-win seasons in the last 9 or 10 years.

 

[smathis30]

IiRC the only thing they lose for football is bowl games so not the end of the world.

 

[GT_05]

Well, if they’re getting paid then they are professional athletes. As far as I know, it’s always been understood that college sports are for amateurs. Is this actually written in the NCAA rules? I hope so. I don’t want college sports turn into a semipro league.

Freaking Californians...


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[Bogey]

governor to stop bill for allowing athletes to earn money on their likeness

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...dium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football

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[alentrekin]

governor to stop bill for allowing athletes to earn money on their likeness

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...dium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football

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Fixed it for you: NCAA writes letter asking Governor to fix it for them after California Senate voted unanimously to approve.

+ the bill explicitly prohibits Universities from paying players for their likeness, etc:

"10 (b) A postsecondary educational institution, athletic association, line 11 conference, or other group or organization with authority over line 12 intercollegiate athletics shall not provide a prospective student line 13 athlete with compensation in relation to the athlete’s name, image, line 14 or likeness It allows player to collect licensing rights. There are a few constituencies in California (EA sports...) that would have an interest in this going through."

IMO, this could provide a huge recruiting advantage to California schools, says a ucla law alum in california.

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

If you have not watched Mike Leach's video regarding this attempted legislation by California, it is worth a watch:

https://sports.yahoo.com/washington...-athlete-compensation-pay-bill-225741007.html

Video is toward the bottom of the article - anyone who knows how to embed the video, please do.

 

[Deleted member 2897]

I look forward to the NCAA ruling any and all California athletes who break their rules ineligible, and issuing the death penalty to all those California schools who habitually break their rules. If the NCAA doesn’t do this, they’ll be even more of a punchline than they already are.