[2006alum]

[quote author=2006alum link=topic=16551.msg188122#msg188122 date=1486220260]
If this holds, it means Stanford football players can negotiate for payments beyond their scholarships, can unionize, and can demand a portion of the profits the AD makes on the football program.

But that doesn't mean that they can do that AND play in the NCAA.
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There's no way that Notre Dame, USC, and Stanford get kicked out of the FBS. If those universities have to comply with the NLRB's labor-management relations rules for their student athletes, the NCAA will likely be forced to alter its own policies, and probably level the playing field and permit public schools to do the same. If this ruling holds, I think it's not a question of if but when this happens.

[2006alum]

[quote author=2006alum link=topic=16551.msg188122#msg188122 date=1486220260]
If this holds, it means Stanford football players can negotiate for payments beyond their scholarships, can unionize, and can demand a portion of the profits the AD makes on the football program.

But that doesn't mean that they can do that AND play in the NCAA.
[/quote]

There's no way that Notre Dame, USC, and Stanford get kicked out of the FBS. If those universities have to comply with the NLRB's labor-management relations rules for their student athletes, the NCAA will likely be forced to alter its own policies, and probably level the playing field and permit public schools to do the same. If this ruling holds, I think it's not a question of if but when this happens.