Money about to get real for College Athletes

Money about to get real for College Athletes.  Two interesting things are happening this week.  One of them really good for College Athletes the other one a deparate move to try and keep hold of power and money.   Many years ago I was of the belief that getting a free education was enough compensation for any college athlete.

I do believe that a college education it worth a lot. Maybe back twenty to thirty years ago when the money was not as massive as it is not.  A scholarship was enough.  Even then it was probably not though.

There is not going to be any easy solution to how and how much to pay the players.  The NCAA and the Universités are going to fight this as much as they can. California is looking to change that.  I am pretty sure that the states to not have the ability to force the players to get paid directly.  Since they are getting something of value for their service.

It may not be proportionate but they are getting something in return.  So in order to help the players to get paid they had to come up with something else.  The solution is to let players make money from their likeness.

I always thought that this was odd that the Universities were able to keep the players from making money this way.  Everyone claims that if we let the players make money from endorsements that is a slippery slope that will end badly.  How is it going to end badly?  With players taking bribes.  Getting cars with envelopes full of money in the glove box, Hundred dollar hand shakes?  Oh wait that is what happens now.

If you change the rules to allow players to make money off of their likeness.  Most of the transactions will be above board the.  Of course with any situation there will be people that figure out a way to game the system.  That is just the way the world is and will have to deal with it when it happens.  The main thing here is letting athletes profit from who they are.  It only makes sense.

The NCAA has threatened California on this bill.  Saying that if they pass it the NCAA could make it so the Universities and Colleges in their state would not be able to compete for championships.  This is really a desperation move on the part of the NCAA.  That will be an idol threat.  Change is coming here that is for sure.  The NCAA may be able to slow it down but they will not be able to stop it.  If California is able to pass this it will force other states to pass a similar bill.  As a  player if you can go to California and make money but you stay in your home state and you can’t.  That will be incentive enough for players to migrate where they are able to make some money.

This will cause a shift to happen for all states then.  There is no other reason that money and control to keep the players from making money.  If the NCAA was smart (We know they are not) they would embrace this and become the lead.  That would be their only chance to keep at least some control over what is going to happen in college sports.