RonJohn
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I just don’t see them being ruled as employees. If football players are employees then what about the band members, cheerleaders etc. What about club sports. I think there is an overvaluation of the athletes. What I mean, is does it really matter who is playing for GT, you still going to watch GT football. If all the school went to traditional students we are still going to watch. The other thing is that the players aren’t going to strike.
Are there rules set up for band members that limit them from transferring to another school? Do band members get convinced to attend a certain school because that is their only chance at becoming a professional musician? Are college bands a collection of people who enjoy doing what they are doing enough to put their own money into it, or are they run from the top by a central organization whose rules are set up more to make money than to regulate an amateur organization?
I agree that I will be watching GT sports no matter who is playing. The problem I see is that the NCAA has been far from an amateur league authority.(at least regarding football and basketball) They have made rules, and they run as a professional league. As I pointed out before, the CFP selection show has absolutely nothing to do with an amateur league. It is purely something set up to maximize revenue. The NCAA currently cares more about money and control of players than about athletic institutions competing against each other athletically. That is all that the plaintiffs will have to prove.