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Post by mervinswerved on Dec 15, 2023 18:09:08 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 15, 2023 18:48:15 GMT -5
A better analogy for the NCAA is a cartel, like OPEC, where cooperation benefits everyone in the cartel. Clearly, in this environment, some are benefitting more than others, and the NCAA hasn't figured out how to keep the carterl together. The problem is, cooperation doesn't benefit everyone in the cartel. The NCAA very much is a cartel. The way cartels work is that the members agree to do things that are not in their specific interest, but are in their general interest. For example, while each school might be individually served by adding one more coach and one more scholarship as long as nobody else did the same, the problem is that if everyone did the same then they would end up spending more money without gaining any advantage. So everybody agrees to limit the number of coaches and scholarships, and everybody saves money. (Of course, if you are a prospective coach or scholarship recipient, you would rather the cartel did not have those rules! No benefit comes for free, and with cartels the cost is usually paid by people outside the cartel.) With the rules against transfers, the cost was being paid by the student athletes who found themselves unable to transfer to programs that better fit their needs and goals.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 15, 2023 19:09:38 GMT -5
The problem is, cooperation doesn't benefit everyone in the cartel. The NCAA very much is a cartel. The way cartels work is that the members agree to do things that are not in their specific interest, but are in their general interest. For example, while each school might be individually served by adding one more coach and one more scholarship as long as nobody else did the same, the problem is that if everyone did the same then they would end up spending more money without gaining any advantage. So everybody agrees to limit the number of coaches and scholarships, and everybody saves money. (Of course, if you are a prospective coach or scholarship recipient, you would rather the cartel did not have those rules! No benefit comes for free, and with cartels the cost is usually paid by people outside the cartel.) With the rules against transfers, the cost was being paid by the student athletes who found themselves unable to transfer to programs that better fit their needs and goals. I'm saying we're getting huge stresses because the big revenue programs don't want to abide by the rules the smaller revenue programs want the cartel run by. They're also less and less interested in sharing smaller and smaller portions of the revenue. Whatever cooperation is occurring right now is seen at the expense of one group or another. The NCAA as a governing body is not able to satisfy the different coalitions. It's trying to find a path forward, but the court system in particular is taking large chunks out of its authority. Without that authority, the big revenue programs are looking around wondering what the benefit is to continuing to maintain the cartel in its current form. Better to get a smaller group of members as the cartel so the pie doesn't have to be divided as many times, and the rules are more in line with how they want the system run.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Dec 15, 2023 20:07:55 GMT -5
At this point SAs are basically just ringers.
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Post by mervinswerved on Jan 18, 2024 16:06:16 GMT -5
DOJ joining the lawsuit.
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Post by volleyguy on Jan 18, 2024 16:09:46 GMT -5
There's no reason for the DOJ Anti-Trust division to extend this to NIL as well.
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Post by blackcrow on Jan 18, 2024 19:29:18 GMT -5
If they can't limit transfers, what does this mean for the portal window? Does it still exist? How about contact rules?
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Post by vboldschool on Feb 9, 2024 18:34:28 GMT -5
Any update on the follow-up hearing that was scheduled for December 27th? Does anyone know how the NCAA is currently handling this state of limbo? Are they automatically approving all transfer requests? Have they changed their guidelines?
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Post by mervinswerved on May 30, 2024 15:20:46 GMT -5
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Post by mplsgopher on May 31, 2024 20:15:01 GMT -5
Every major professional league allows their teams to sign players to multi-year contracts.
No one thinks that's a bad thing or unfair to players. It's just assumed to be common sense.
College athletics would do well to get to a similar place, as soon as possible.
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