djskillz
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ORIGINAL: djskillz Exactly, Art. DAO, basketball is actually changing that way. I think we're going to see more and more guys do the overseas/professional route unless major changes are made. I still say paying the players directly from the schools is obviously problematic. But: 1) They should still get some cut from licensing/videogames/merchandise/TV, etc. If you have to, put it into a future fund or something that they can withdraw from after graduating. 2) The NCAA should not be able to blatantly use their likeness (jersey number, etc.) and then give them nothing for that, all while hiding behind the "it's the school's jersey, not the players." You don't think a TON of non-A&M/Florida fans bought Manziel/Tebow jerseys? Ultimately I still think the best way is to let players actually profit off of and market themselves. Tebow gets millions in college while the longsnapper doesn't. Guess what? That's fair. That's his market value. That player can sell endorsements and autographs, etc. while still being an "amateur". And ya, you'll have some problems with some big corporate giants being "boosters" for these players in endorsements to entice them to go to their school, but that won't really be any different than it is now. And at least we'll stop punishing 18 and 19 year old kids for earning what is rightfully theirs. Somebody needs to sue the NCAA for using their image etc without them getting compensation. And if anyone wants to sell their autograph the NCAA can suck it. So where do you draw the line, Scott? The NCAA is going to advertise the Winstons and Mariotas of the world for big games on TV, and you're going to buy videogames of teams because of the likeness of the players on your favorite team, not the school itself. Your cable TV package charges $10-20 for your sports channels based on what the conferences are getting from those networks, which in turn is a draw based on the players playing. If you go back and play an NCAA basketball "legends" game, you know damn well who the players are for the 1960's UCLA teams, or Magic's Michigan State team, or the early 90's Duke teams. But, as the O'Bannon lawsuit is alleging, they're not getting a cent from that. Do you agree they should get a cut of that revenue as well?
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