lol. NCAA is such a joke.
Let's make millions off these kids and they get nothing.
Don't know if anyone mentioned it, but years ago they had to discontinue selling the Big Orange Cobb-Webb tshirts. That was a hell of a tandem at running back. Reggie was a super nice guy, too.
You mean beside a free education and for those that have the talent, the ability to develop that talent before they mix it up with the big boys and get their young asses kicked? Yeah.. if that's what you mean, you are spot on.
We should be past the time when we fall for the NCAA party line that suggests that a "free education" is adequate compensation for college athletes who generate billions of dollars in revenue for corporate marketing and media partners. In a recent study I just completed in collaboration with the National College Players Association, we estimate that football players in Football Bowl Series institutions have an average market value of $121,048 (not including individual commercial endorsement potential). At the same time, due to the limitations of athletic scholarships, which do not even cover the full cost of attendance leaving an average shortfall of $3,222 to be covered by athletes on full scholarships, the average FBS "full" scholarship athlete earns approximately $2,000 below the poverty line.
Such an outdated argument.
'Should College Athletes Get Paid?' Is the Wrong Question - Ellen J. Staurowsky - Entertainment - The Atlantic
If kids could make money on their own image and name, it would be a lot more fair. Instead, the NCAA has a monopoly and treats these athletes like slaves.
It's no longer protecting the spirit of amateurism when billion dollar TV contracts are being signed.
All the while, coaches are making millions.
WOW - you wouldn't know where to come across a Cobb-Webb tshirt would you? I'll never forget the halloween night against SCjr when they were debuted. I have a nephew who would love to have one of these shirts