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Requiring college basketball players to be amateurs

Posted on: October 1, 2017 at 14:42:30 CT

BOILERTIGER MU

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Is pretty freaking ridiculous considering how much money all of these universities make off of them.

Is it really such a terrible thing that some young kid who has no money gets money from a shoe company? Why does the NCAA really care about that?

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Requiring college basketball players to be amateurs - BOILERTIGER MU

- 10/1 14:42:30

I say we do away with the entire concept of subordinance. - alwaysright MU - 10/2 17:50:15

because the NCAA is desperate to hold on to the - Jeff85 MU - 10/2 09:39:49

FYI, the NCAA and universities are all non-profits. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/2 14:54:45

so where do all those millions go - Jeff85 MU - 10/2 16:25:48

no, it is not.(nm) - SuperTone MU

- 10/2 08:10:10

They get 100k in education for playing a game(nm) - tigerNkc MU

- 10/1 23:57:06

You got a Golden Goose. Don't kill it - raskolnikov MU - 10/1 22:00:30

It goes both ways - justwinbaby KC - 10/1 21:37:41

If you need an explanation, you can't understand the answer. - GA Tiger MU - 10/1 21:00:36

There is a good reason to separate amateurs from - MizzouTigerz MU

- 10/1 20:46:56

How are sports done at colleges in Europe?(nm) - Tiger_1995 MU - 10/1 19:39:45

zero focus - no jock scholarships in europe(nm) - tmcats KSU - 10/1 19:45:41

So they all play club sports? Or professional?(nm) - Tiger_1995 MU - 10/1 19:52:54

RE: So they all play club sports? Or professional?(nm) - oldtgr MU - 10/2 07:24:22

Nope --- They Get a Free Ride for a Diploma(nm) - WrightWing MU - 10/1 18:06:37

And food and housing and the opportunity to hone their - MizzouTigerz MU

- 10/1 20:49:08

AND they choose to do it. They are not forced to do it.(nm) - Tiger_1995 MU - 10/1 22:42:53

Are you sure? - MizzouTigerz MU

- 10/1 23:38:35

If $ is what they want, there are tons of opportunities - Tiger_1995 MU - 10/2 00:30:35

and an opportunity to represent and play for their favorite - zounami MU - 10/1 20:01:10

RE: and an opportunity to represent and play for their favorite - implode STL - 10/1 21:52:48

RE: Requiring college basketball players to be amateurs - Ragarm MU - 10/1 17:02:11

I lik ecollege hoops but the whole thing is out of control - SabertoothTiger MU - 10/1 15:51:43

It would lose all its popularity if it was not associated - zounami MU - 10/1 16:29:18

It really should, the universities should spin off the teams - BOILERTIGER MU

- 10/1 15:54:02

That would essentially be minor league basketball - KC rules MU - 10/1 16:02:50

Minor league baseball is vastly different than - BOILERTIGER MU

- 10/1 16:10:06

Not sure I get understand what you are proposing - KC rules MU - 10/1 16:17:49

I think players should be able to go play professional when - Tiger_1995 MU - 10/1 15:41:08

I would be for it if the NCAA could prevent a school from - tgr MU

- 10/1 15:28:58

Exactly. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/1 16:26:44

Correct, this is the problem.(nm) - Tiger_1995 MU - 10/1 15:42:05

RE: Requiring college basketball players to be amateurs - Frank Poncherello MU - 10/1 15:20:43

Universities make money off their brand and alumni / fan... - zounami MU - 10/1 15:04:37

RE: Universities make money off their brand and alumni / fan... - KC rules MU - 10/1 16:13:37

The school brand - BOILERTIGER MU

- 10/1 15:21:57

The players do make money. The issue, it - tiger98 MU - 10/1 22:26:23

Those players who want to make money as pro athletes... - zounami MU - 10/1 16:22:55

I don't know how anyone can't see that they are pretty - tgr MU

- 10/1 19:18:13

I guess you don't attribute any value to exposure...(nm) - tiger98 MU - 10/1 22:28:46

players don't generate the revenue, the universities' brands - zounami MU - 10/1 19:45:30

Kim Anderson is 100% proof that is not entirely true. - tgr MU

- 10/1 20:02:59

Your premise is faulty - KC rules MU - 10/1 20:51:48

That's essentially a product of the 1 and done system - KC rules MU - 10/1 16:33:32

There are lots of pro leagues they could play in if they're - zounami MU - 10/1 16:39:26

And the women will need to be paid, because IT"S NOT FAIR!! - shorty MU

- 10/1 15:59:48

So you think Mizzou doubles seas ticket sales - wu-tangtiger MU - 10/1 15:13:16

Ticket sales are returning to historical averages... - zounami MU - 10/1 15:55:30

I would do away with athletic scholarships completely and - MUTGR MU - 10/1 14:48:47

RE: I would do away with athletic scholarships completely and - CPA MU - 10/1 15:11:54

Schools want to win. That means putting the most talented - zounami MU - 10/1 15:18:14

RE: Schools want to win. That means putting the most talented - CPA MU - 10/1 15:24:03

You couldn't possibly enforce that. There are too many - zounami MU - 10/1 16:07:58

RE: You couldn't possibly enforce that. There are too many - CPA MU - 10/1 16:25:43

Olympic amateurs are allowed to profit - wu-tangtiger MU - 10/1 14:46:24

Most of the ones profiting are older than college age kids - Uncle John MU

- 10/1 18:47:35

most are in sports that are hard to make money - wu-tangtiger MU - 10/1 20:50:21

keeping a mature status is the golden ticket for the - MrTruman2U MU - 10/1 14:46:10