Chip: College basketball needs bigger, deeper change than recommendations indicated

[BleedGopher]

per Chip:

A pay-for-play model involving salaries in addition to scholarships would present far too many challenges to make it equitable. Which athletes get paid and how much?

The idea that makes the most sense is moving to an Olympic model, allowing athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness. Athletes could sign endorsement deals or earn outside income based off their own individual success. That’s a reasonable compromise that would protect amateurism ideals the NCAA covets.

Would that model prevent or eliminate the kind of improper business that has infiltrated college basketball? Probably not. Cheaters will always look for ways to exploit the system. But allowing athletes freedom to profit off their talents independently would move the needle in the right direction.

Any idea should be up for discussion after the commission concluded that “the levels of corruption and deception are now at a point that they threaten the very survival of the college game as we know it.”

The entire system created this monster. Let’s see how serious they are about fixing it.

http://www.startribune.com/college-...nge-than-recommendations-indicated/481836431/

Go Gophers!!

 

[jovs]

per Chip:

A pay-for-play model involving salaries in addition to scholarships would present far too many challenges to make it equitable. Which athletes get paid and how much?

The idea that makes the most sense is moving to an Olympic model, allowing athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness. Athletes could sign endorsement deals or earn outside income based off their own individual success. That’s a reasonable compromise that would protect amateurism ideals the NCAA covets.

Would that model prevent or eliminate the kind of improper business that has infiltrated college basketball? Probably not. Cheaters will always look for ways to exploit the system. But allowing athletes freedom to profit off their talents independently would move the needle in the right direction.

Any idea should be up for discussion after the commission concluded that “the levels of corruption and deception are now at a point that they threaten the very survival of the college game as we know it.”

The entire system created this monster. Let’s see how serious they are about fixing it.

http://www.startribune.com/college-...nge-than-recommendations-indicated/481836431/

Go Gophers!!

It sure seems like apparel and shoe companies would be more likely to steer top players to a few schools for exposure reasons, I fear the Olympic model would create more inequity.

 

[alchemy2u]

It sure seems like apparel and shoe companies would be more likely to steer top players to a few schools for exposure reasons, I fear the Olympic model would create more inequity.

Agree. Those are the companies with the most money in college advertising and they would want the most exposure. Links between these companies and some coaches/ schools/AAU programs are already under investigation.


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[WanderingGopher]

It sure seems like apparel and shoe companies would be more likely to steer top players to a few schools for exposure reasons, I fear the Olympic model would create more inequity.

Agree. The Olympic model only works for individual olympic sports because fans don't care if Nike pushes x gymnast to Stanford instead of Cal, or whatever. It would be terrible for football and mens basketball. If you're going to pay the players, do it directly through the schools - either just raise the current standard of living allotment for each player (equally) or give each school a salary cap and let them make offers accordingly.

 

[gopherhoopsguy]

This would give shoe comps way more power then they have already. Oops chip didn’t really think this through.