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apples & oranges – college sports isn't pro sports....

Posted on: April 10, 2024 at 21:08:16 CT
zounami MU
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Pro players are the best & most experienced in the entire world, and have more rigorous schedules and year-round obligations.

Most college players will never go pro, they're mostly volunteers playing for the school team.

The popularity of pro sports is due to the skill level of the players. It would fail without the best players.

The popularity of college sports is due to the university fan bases. It would be successful regardless of the skill level of the players.

Lastly, pro leagues don't have to financially support a bunch of money-draining womens programs.

So your point about "this is what happens in the pros" is irrelevant.
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"Calipari is assured an NIL budget of reportedly $5M+ ..." - zounami MU - 4/10 18:34:58
     UK has that budget for Call and he plateaued players - sfprman MU - 4/10 20:56:30
          I'm not sure UK did. That was one of the issues.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 4/11 09:09:15
          He needed to change his philosophy in recruiting - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/10 21:11:05
     Drew Hanlen on the current setup - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/10 20:10:16
          didn’t Drew Hanlen think he should get a crack at the HC job - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 4/10 20:52:57
          right now it's the mid-majors getting squeezed, but soon... - zounami MU - 4/10 20:51:02
               That is the way I see it too - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 05:24:56
                    NIL isn’t really an issue. Or not the main issue. - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/11 07:18:59
                         and "NIL" is a misnomer... it's just pay-for-play (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 07:33:13
                         it's a combination of both (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 07:32:26
          Congress is the only thing that can fix this broken system (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 20:13:36
               The NCAA should have recognized that they were losing all - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/10 20:20:56
                    wouldn't have mattered... the lawfare against them would - zounami MU - 4/10 20:23:11
                    They have no legal standing - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:21:53
                         They had to involve the athletes in setting - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/10 20:23:46
                              There's no way a fair & reasonable agreement could have been - zounami MU - 4/10 20:25:56
                              RE: They had to involve the athletes in setting - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:25:12
                                   it was more about parity than profits... remember, these are - zounami MU - 4/10 20:27:31
                                        RE: it was more about parity than profits... remember, these are - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:30:34
                                             players receive more $ via "NIL" than admins these days... - zounami MU - 4/10 20:35:19
                                                  NIL is still a fraction of the revenue - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:37:19
                                                       $5M+ in basketball, $20M+ in football... that's what the - zounami MU - 4/10 20:42:21
                                                            I am not disagreeing with that - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:55:49
                                                                 apples & oranges – college sports isn't pro sports.... - zounami MU - 4/10 21:08:16
                                                                      It is completely relevant - meatiger MU - 4/10 21:14:29
                                                                           nope, not relevant at all (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 21:43:32
                                                                                So why has this become an issue in the - meatiger MU - 4/10 21:48:55
                                                                                     why was sports gambling legalized in the last 3-4 years?... - zounami MU - 4/10 22:00:45
                                                                                          Government saw the revenue - meatiger MU - 4/10 22:23:02
                                                            ...oh, and thanks to Title IX we'll still have to fund the - zounami MU - 4/10 20:43:28
                                   Revenue sharing would work - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/10 20:26:24
                                        killing non-revenue womens & olympic sports isn't a good - zounami MU - 4/10 20:28:40
                                        RE: Revenue sharing would work - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:27:08
               ...and unfortunately, democrats are currently in charge (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 20:18:05
                    The only thing that can solve it - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:20:18
                         or Congress, which could create antitrust exceptions for - zounami MU - 4/10 20:21:50
                              why do you want the federal government doing - 90Tiger STL - 4/10 20:37:14
                                   how would it violate the constitution? (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 20:39:29
                                        ...antitrust regulations are via federal statute, and - zounami MU - 4/10 20:47:03
                                             is there anything you can't extrapolate to be under - 90Tiger STL - 4/10 21:19:11
                                                  it's exactly the kind of thing that the commerce clause was - zounami MU - 4/10 21:26:39
                                             lol - 90Tiger STL - 4/10 21:14:45
                                             That has nothing to do with interstate commerce - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:57:35
                                                  wrong (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 21:02:08
                              RE: or Congress, which could create antitrust exceptions for - meatiger MU - 4/10 20:22:35
     minor league basketball - what's the big appeal? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/10 19:48:55
          when R's are back in charge, Congress needs to fix this - zounami MU - 4/10 20:19:24
          RE: minor league basketball - what's the big appeal? (nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/10 19:52:59
     I thought only bad coaches needed NIL(nm) - meatiger MU - 4/10 19:42:07
          no, they need more of it though (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 20:11:25
     I don’t understand why people are paying coaches 8 mil - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 4/10 19:23:55
          With Calipari's track record of sending player to the NBA - alstl MU - 4/10 20:32:52
               amazing how Calipari turns 5* phenoms into NBA prospects (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 20:36:36
                    Wilt would be standing at the 3 point line in a certain - alstl MU - 4/10 21:09:09
                         Bingo(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 4/11 03:20:26
          Agreed(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/10 19:43:07
          I don't either.. I'd rather have the players(nm) - oldtgr MU - 4/10 19:29:52
          indeed... you're better off with a ~$4M coach and using the - zounami MU - 4/10 19:27:09
               You’d have a thousand applicants at 500k per - cybertyger MU - 4/10 21:03:54
     ...and on a side note, "NIL" is getting out of control (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 18:36:56
          any policy originating in California - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 4/10 19:26:25
               and more generally, any policy originating by Democrats (nm) - zounami MU - 4/10 19:27:52
                    Don’t worry isn’t Ted Cruz on this?(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/10 19:44:34




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