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(32,023 posts) Sun Apr 6, 2014, 09:31 PM Apr 2014

Mark Emmert rips NCAA unionization [View all]

Source: ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Change is coming to the NCAA, but it's not necessarily the sort of change athletes would want entirely.

In a wide-ranging press conference at the Final Four, NCAA president Mark Emmert and other college administrators discussed pending change to the governance structure that will likely include cost of attendance and autonomy for the power conferences.

But the group drew a line in the sand at the thought of unionization for athletes.

"To be perfectly frank, the notion of using a union employee model to address the challenges that do exist in intercollegiate athletics is something that strikes most people as a grossly inappropriate solution to the problems," Emmert said Sunday. "It would blow up everything about the collegiate model of athletics."

Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/10738559/mark-emmert-ncaa-president-says-unionization-attempt-grossly-inappropriate

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Mark Emmert rips NCAA unionization [View all] alp227 Apr 2014 OP

the slave labor model rurallib Apr 2014 #1

so people are rounded up and forced to play college sports? dlwickham Apr 2014 #3

They don't get just compensation for use of their likenesses in commercial use. alp227 Apr 2014 #5

I have no real objection to the players getting compensation but if they do then shouldnt all cstanleytech Apr 2014 #40

How EA Sports Profits Off College Athletes—Without Paying Them ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #11

a better analogy would be indentured servitude dsc Apr 2014 #17

actually you're wrong dlwickham Apr 2014 #50

not any more dsc Apr 2014 #56

What they'll do is ... aggiesal Apr 2014 #2

If it's a purely commercial enterprise, why associate it with educational institutions at all? nt delrem Apr 2014 #4

Exactly. (nt) paleotn Apr 2014 #10

If there is collective bargaining, then this isn't a one-sided negotiation. eggplant Apr 2014 #8

Shhhh! Don't let facts or reality get in the way of some people's good tizzy. Chan790 Apr 2014 #54

LOL n/t bitchkitty Apr 2014 #57

Well, blow it up then, damn it!.... paleotn Apr 2014 #6

Things about to get more interesting at UNC unc70 Apr 2014 #20

Look at the "liberal media" pushing an agenda! tarheelsunc Apr 2014 #7

I think you misunderstood that a2liberal Apr 2014 #23

There is no evidence student athletes want unionization. former9thward Apr 2014 #38

Emmert made $1.7 million, according to NCAA tax return ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #9

and let's not forget choie Apr 2014 #15

You mean like college scholarships are? customerserviceguy Apr 2014 #30

That's a strawman Sgent Apr 2014 #35

Tell me another situation customerserviceguy Apr 2014 #44

How about every other scholarship / fellowship Sgent Apr 2014 #45

Are graduate assistants ever unionized? customerserviceguy Apr 2014 #47

Yes there Sgent Apr 2014 #48

Yes. See my post #8. eggplant Apr 2014 #59

What's to stop the IRS from pursuing scholarships as income? Chan790 Apr 2014 #55

Perhaps the exemption will apply customerserviceguy Apr 2014 #64

What could possibly justify a salary like that? Manuel Beingman Apr 2014 #27

Unions are for working people bluestateguy Apr 2014 #12

What an ignorant statement. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #14

a children's game that happens to be a big part of the economy? alp227 Apr 2014 #16

Since when is being a STUDENT-ATHLETE.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2014 #21

So you oppose the NFLPA, MLB Player's Assoc, etc??? rpannier Apr 2014 #28

or for millionaires who work for other millionaires dlwickham Apr 2014 #51

Envy of your fellow working man is a tool of the 1% to destroy faith in unions. Yavin4 Apr 2014 #63

Aw, lookit. Brickbat Apr 2014 #13

"It would blow up everything about the collegiate model of athletics." < With any luck. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2014 #18

Here's something I havent seen anyone mention: If they're employees, then scholarships are taxable, 7962 Apr 2014 #19

As a former Graduate Assistant... LovingA2andMI Apr 2014 #22

But this ruling could change the status of your scholarship if the IRS wants to do it. 7962 Apr 2014 #31

So you would believe it is best to continue.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2014 #32

A lot of folks think the same. But players can also GET A DEGREE. Most arent going pro anyway. 7962 Apr 2014 #43

No it wouldn't Sgent Apr 2014 #46

But once they are considered employees, the scholarship could be considered payment, couldnt it? 7962 Apr 2014 #49

No. eggplant Apr 2014 #60

when I was a GA my scholarship wasn't taxable dlwickham Apr 2014 #52

it's conveniently omitted by supporters Puzzledtraveller Apr 2014 #62

And then what's next...? SoapBox Apr 2014 #24

Well, high school sports aren't as commercialized as college sports. alp227 Apr 2014 #25

Very, very few college athletes have commercial use of their likenesses. former9thward Apr 2014 #39

Are such High School Player activities "Sport" related 40-50 hours per week? happyslug Apr 2014 #26

Exactly on point! LovingA2andMI Apr 2014 #33

If college students learn the importance of collective representation, Ash_F Apr 2014 #37

Making money of someones labor? I thought that was DiverDave Apr 2014 #29

They did share that money unc70 Apr 2014 #34

Ok, then what about the rest? DiverDave Apr 2014 #36

How the NCAA actually distributes the money unc70 Apr 2014 #61

Obscene profits Calista241 Apr 2014 #41

I just went to Northwestern's website to lookup the cost of tution, etc and WhoWoodaKnew Apr 2014 #42

it's one of the top schools in the nation dlwickham Apr 2014 #53

Wow, what a scam. /nt Ash_F Apr 2014 #58