Quote:I say just pay them...get it over with...then say goodbye to all those other sports that cost money...say goodbye to all the scholarships for things like soccer, tennis, (for some schools) baseball, ect...pretty much all sports outside of football and for some basketball.

 

 

well they cant do that because of Title 9.

 

In fact, I'll be surprised if this survives the appeals because of Title 9.  There is no way schools could incur these extra costs if they have to treat the female athletes equally.  In fact, the overwhelming majority of athletic departments lose money right now.  Its funny, you go to 99% of universities that are NCAA members, and the main conversation you hear is the academic side of the institution complaining that they need to subsidize the athletic department to keep it profitable.  So the idea that schools are making millions and millions is untrue.  Only a very very small handful make money.  The Texas', Ohio Sts, Georgia's, etc...

 

I've read that this ruling only applies to private schools as of right now.  I would think private schools would be the most susceptible.  The Northwestern president has said if this ruling stands, that they'll have to consider leaving D1 football.  I could see many private schools going this route.  Probably to create a new Ivy League.  Heck not even just private schools, think of all the lower level D1 teams.  MAC schools.  CUSA.  MWC.  I bet a good number of those schools will have to leave scholarship level football as well.  

 

I'll be curious to see how this would work.  Since these athletes would now be employees, would schools eliminate the idea of scholarship?  Northwestern tuition is about $50k.  Add in the cost of full healthcare, room and board, books, computers, 3 meals a day, nutritionists, weight training, supplements, tutoring, clothes, transportation to games, hotels, etc... lets say the true costs of each football player is $150k per year for the school... and that may be light.  Instead of covering all those costs, would the school write each football player a check for $150k at the beginning of the year?  And then make each kid pay for his own tuition, pay for his own food, pay for his own healthcare, and then pay his state tax, federal tax, social security, medicare taxes, etc... 

 

 

*** the other interesting thing here will be if athletic departments are able to maintain their tax exempt status.  For a lot of major schools, the majority of their money isnt through tickets or tv, its through donations.  UF's largest source of revenue as I understand is through donations.  Would that continue if people/companies werent allowed to deduct that from their taxes since it wouldnt be going to a tax-exempt organization?  or if they had to pay gift taxes?  A lot of ripples because of this ruling.

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