10-15-2019, 02:44 PM
I think that any athlete should have the option of selling their services to whoever will pay them for those services. I also think that any group of people should be allowed to organize sports leagues under any set of rules they mutually agree upon. If those agreed upon rules allow free tuition but forbid any other form of compensation, fine. The NCAA is notionally such an organization. If the member schools want to change the rules, they can. If a player doesn't want to play by those rules, that player can start an organization of like-minded players that operates differently.
It is quite possible to argue that the NCAA rules are too restrictive regarding compensation and that they should be changed. I do think that a better approach is possible, and that one should be found. However, I think the far more important question here is whether the State of California should intervene in that process. If I address that question, it will be a political position, so I will not do so.
It is quite possible to argue that the NCAA rules are too restrictive regarding compensation and that they should be changed. I do think that a better approach is possible, and that one should be found. However, I think the far more important question here is whether the State of California should intervene in that process. If I address that question, it will be a political position, so I will not do so.