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Is this the end of college athletics?

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    • 06/21/2021 at 7:26 PM #144598
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      homer
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      It won’t happen tomorrow, or next 5 years, but I think it’s fair to ask in what form will younger, ie college age athletes, athletic team sports compete?

      Will Universities opt out of sports and let private companies, clubs, organize and run contests?

      At what point will a few uber wealthy “clubs” dominate at the expense of the hundred smaller locations?

      Is this different than status quo anyway, with 6-8 teams consistently vying for playoffs, championships?

      IMO there needs to be limits placed on athlete compensation. Those limits must be strictly enforced. If major leagues can keep franchises in line, why not make it so for minor league/college athletics?

      I fear for the future of teams not considered top 25-50 tier teams. I think there still is a case to be made for amateur players and leagues.

      No way can the majority of present day college athletes be compensated much more than scholarships being provided.

      How will Mt St, Drake, Coffeville Community, Snow College; how will Oregon St, or Utah St field teams?

      As a society does providing educations in exchange for playing sport matter?

    • 06/21/2021 at 7:48 PM #144599
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      Waybackutefan
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      I dunno just my opinion, but people seem to be overreacting to this news, I mean Alabama and a handfull other top teams always have gotten the best recruits, why would this make a difference?

      I think the most motivating factor for recuits is the ability to put people in the next level, the NFL. Utah has done a pretty damn good job of that without the benefit of 5 star recruits, not sure a laptop or an internship is going to make a difference for the kids with that ambition. 

    • 06/21/2021 at 8:04 PM #144600
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      Anfernee
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      Kinda going full boomer on this one, Homer. 

    • 06/21/2021 at 8:07 PM #144602
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      RedLine
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      Sports has always been a war for competitive advantage. Fair or unfair, legal or illegal is afterthought. There is no difference here. It’s a different variance of the exact thing it’s always been. When money no longer becomes a vested interest then we will see a real change. Colleges and the perception of equity will remain the same. Fans will bitch and continue to watch. Commentators will pontificate and continue to cash paychecks. 

    • 06/22/2021 at 9:13 AM #144612
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      Trailgoat
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      Great question. I suspect with continued declining interest in college and pro sports, at some point the generational shift is going to have a huge impact on revenue. It is crazy to me what people pay to attend sporting events. I understand a big chunk of change comes from media advertising streams. 

      I am all in for the players getting whatever they can get paid while in college. The NCAA and college system, especially head coach incentive pay is a scam. Each school has a pool of money to divide up among players renewed on a year to year basis. Get hurt, don’t follow the rules, not a good performer, you lose your scholarship next year. Furthermore, the time demands are so high, very few players have the bandwidth to major in higher demanding degrees such as engineering, sciences, etc. Sure there are a few that pull it off. 

      Good on you kids, go get what can get paid outside of your school committment like the rest of your fellow college student friends. This is going to be fun watching the over paid coaches and ADs seethe. Go Utes!

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