Supreme Court unanimous: NCAA can't enforce restrictions...

[kiyoat]

apnews.com/article/ncaa-supreme-court-alston-college-athlete-benefits-5be12caeaf014da7d71baf0bb60646fe

In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the NCAA can’t enforce certain rules limiting the education-related benefits — things like computers and graduate scholarships — that colleges offer athletes.

The case doesn’t decide whether students can be paid salaries. Instead, the ruling will help determine whether schools decide to offer athletes tens of thousands of dollars in those benefits for things including tutoring, study abroad and internships.

As a result of the ruling, the NCAA itself can’t bar schools from sweetening their offers to Division I basketball and football players with additional education-related benefits. But individual athletic conferences can still set limits if they choose.

I have no idea if this will be good or bad, but it's notable.  So I thought I'd share.  The definition of "education related benefits" might get stretched, I would assume.

[fightsd]

Jun 21, 2021 9:39:41 GMT -6 kiyoat said:

apnews.com/article/ncaa-supreme-court-alston-college-athlete-benefits-5be12caeaf014da7d71baf0bb60646fe

In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the NCAA can’t enforce certain rules limiting the education-related benefits — things like computers and graduate scholarships — that colleges offer athletes.

The case doesn’t decide whether students can be paid salaries. Instead, the ruling will help determine whether schools decide to offer athletes tens of thousands of dollars in those benefits for things including tutoring, study abroad and internships.

As a result of the ruling, the NCAA itself can’t bar schools from sweetening their offers to Division I basketball and football players with additional education-related benefits. But individual athletic conferences can still set limits if they choose.

I have no idea if this will be good or bad, but it's notable.  So I thought I'd share.  The definition of "education related benefits" might get stretched, I would assume.

I like that the NCAA can't enforce it, but there should be some kind of oversight committee at the national level. The NCAA has always been a scam, but there does need to be an organization in place that governs this type of thing. Should be voted on and made up of athletic directors from around the country.

Being able to offer sweeter deals is a good thing for all involved, but can't go unchecked.

[Yote 53]

You're kind of missing the point. The Supreme Court said you can't put limits on those things. So there can be no governing body that puts limits on those things as it is collusion and violate the interstate commerce clause.

And to answer the question, this is very bad IMO. College sports are over as you know it. I have no interest in supporting semi-pro sports at the college level.

[fightsd]

Jun 21, 2021 15:04:47 GMT -6 Yote 53 said:

You're kind of missing the point. The Supreme Court said you can't put limits on those things. So there can be no governing body that puts limits on those things as it is collusion and violate the interstate commerce clause.

And to answer the question, this is very bad IMO. College sports are over as you know it. I have no interest in supporting semi-pro sports at the college level.

That's why I said it can't go unchecked. But if this is used for education, it could be awesome. I'd love to see scholarship offers start including graduate degree tuition should the athlete decide to continue their education. I thought hard about going to law school in Vermillion after graduation, but the idea of taking out a bunch of loans to pay for it made me go a different direction. The fact is, a bachelors degree isn't worth much anymore in terms of earning potential. If sweetening the pot means giving kids a chance to pursue their education beyond the 4 years they get to suit up, then I'm all for it.

If this turns into sports cars and salaries as part of a scholarship offer, I'm completely against that as well.

[elcoyote]

With redshirt years and the availability of summer classes, any semi ambitious student athlete should already be able to obtain an undergrad and a graduate degree during their time on campus. Seems to me many already do this.