California to allow college athletes to profit from endorsements

AAAintheBeltway said:
I imagine other areas, like the SEC, would jump on board as well. This is like weed legalization. It's happening and so why not get it over with and move on? Why waste money and time on an obsolete model? The amount of money being made off them is so vast that it is an obvious injustice to deny them a fair share. They don't see the need for limits on what they pay coaches or administrators. Why do athletes require one? Particularly one they had no say in setting. It's just another way of trying to retain a broken system by giving up a bit to retain control.
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You can bet your ass the SEC will jump on it!
That was first thing that popped into my mind when I heard this... 'now these California teams might finally get ranked since they'll be recruiting the best HS kids in the nation.'
Trust me on this one... you can bet your right nut that ain't flyin' in Tuscaloosa. :D
 
UsualName said:
To 2) only: California could form a college league with the best amateur talent in America. They have 56 colleges and universities and like 14 Division 1s.
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Upon second thought, this wouldn't work. College athletics revolve around college football and the revenue that it generates. There are only 7 FBS level football programs in California. Top talent won't go to FCS level schools like Sacramento State or UC Davis just because they can make money off of jersey & autograph sales. They would probably have to convince the other states from the Pac-12 to join them to make this feasible.
 
Take the endorsement money, wait for a game where your team is favored to win by a mile, grab one or two bff fellow endorsee teammates, go all in at some overseas betting outfit... then throw the f'n game.
Making college sports great again.
 
LS1Z28 said:
That would be wild. They'll have to get in-state schools on board though. Cal, USC, & Stanford have all come out in opposition to this bill. I don't think they would want to leave the NCAA unless they didn't have a choice in the matter.
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I’m sure most schools are against this, it’s a great money maker and these young athletes having access to representation that will guide their individual careers is definitely not in the schools interest.
 
LS1Z28 said:
Upon second thought, this wouldn't work. College athletics revolve around college football and the revenue that it generates. There are only 7 FBS level football programs in California. Top talent won't go to FCS level schools like Sacramento State or UC Davis just because they can make money off of jersey & autograph sales. They would probably have to convince the other states from the Pac-12 to join them to make this feasible.
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I’m sure but it won’t take very long for a group of high school basketball all Americans to transform schools like UC Davis into an NBA level team. That growth would spur football and within 10 years California would have a lock on college sports.

Look at what the Fab 5 did for Michigan in the 90s.
 
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