Great article. With the lawsuits pending, and the ridiculousness of the current NCAA model (it just sucks revenue from these schools and provides little to no value) it appears paying the players in some form is coming. The NCAA as an organization is going by the wayside and they are terrified the 65 schools in the biggest conferences are going to simply say bye - bye. So:
The next iteration of NCAA rules may allow collegiate Olympic athletes to sign endorsement deals to fund their training. The next Johnny Manziel could keep that autograph money -- perhaps having it saved for him in a trust fund for when he leaves school.
It's either that or let the courts decide the future of the NCAA. The association is involved in a bitter lawsuit regarding player likenesses that some have predicted will end up in the Supreme Court.
The whole agent issue could be streamlined. A restructured NCAA has led some to ask: What would be wrong with an undergrad signing with an NCAA-licensed agent while still eligible?
If that sounds outrageous for an organization typically more conservative than mayonnaise, then you've missed the dawn of a new day. Amateurism throughout the years has been a moving target for the NCAA. It is what the association has said it is depending on the climate of the times. As Emmert pointed out, at one point in time, scholarships themselves weren't allowed.
The climate has changed so much lately that the NCAA faces the likelihood of having to redefine an amateurism model it has shaped for the last 11 decades. That is one of the basic truths of the future for an organization that is under fire and perhaps outdated.
The membership that supposedly is the NCAA is finally, really going to take control of the organization. Those Big 5 conferences don't want legislation dictated by the remainder of Division I. The voting structure will be adjusted so that the wishes of the 65 will trump those of the other 285 institutions in D-I.
"Given all the modern pressures that exist ... the five of us [commissioners] and our 65 presidents feel very strongly," SEC commissioner Mike Slive said. "We want to have a new organization."
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As they say, read the whole thing
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...res-to-be-key-issue-at-annual-ncaa-convention
The next iteration of NCAA rules may allow collegiate Olympic athletes to sign endorsement deals to fund their training. The next Johnny Manziel could keep that autograph money -- perhaps having it saved for him in a trust fund for when he leaves school.
It's either that or let the courts decide the future of the NCAA. The association is involved in a bitter lawsuit regarding player likenesses that some have predicted will end up in the Supreme Court.
The whole agent issue could be streamlined. A restructured NCAA has led some to ask: What would be wrong with an undergrad signing with an NCAA-licensed agent while still eligible?
If that sounds outrageous for an organization typically more conservative than mayonnaise, then you've missed the dawn of a new day. Amateurism throughout the years has been a moving target for the NCAA. It is what the association has said it is depending on the climate of the times. As Emmert pointed out, at one point in time, scholarships themselves weren't allowed.
The climate has changed so much lately that the NCAA faces the likelihood of having to redefine an amateurism model it has shaped for the last 11 decades. That is one of the basic truths of the future for an organization that is under fire and perhaps outdated.
The membership that supposedly is the NCAA is finally, really going to take control of the organization. Those Big 5 conferences don't want legislation dictated by the remainder of Division I. The voting structure will be adjusted so that the wishes of the 65 will trump those of the other 285 institutions in D-I.
"Given all the modern pressures that exist ... the five of us [commissioners] and our 65 presidents feel very strongly," SEC commissioner Mike Slive said. "We want to have a new organization."
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As they say, read the whole thing
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...res-to-be-key-issue-at-annual-ncaa-convention
