Why Matthew Golden was the Right Pick

[bobblehead]

The money is mostly coming in the form of advertising rights to the players rather than as a salary from NCAA or the colleges. That should go to the players, IMO.

Agree with that. The NCAA shouldn't get to use the kids likeness and get paid for it. But a lot of the money is TV contracts, ticket sales, donor dollars etc. Its a mess right now, and a nice agreement could go a long way, but a problem is that the players have a very limited time in the program so an agreement is hard to reach.

[texaspackerbacker]

They are above average because of the conference they play in.

But among Big Ten Schools, I think UW is on the low end of $$ they have to pay players to come

Yet they are way ABOVE average in terms of result in football and basketball (men's) and at the very top in a couple of women's sports. That to me says more bang for the buck/better leadership.

[NewsBruin]

Agree with that. The NCAA shouldn't get to use the kids likeness and get paid for it. But a lot of the money is TV contracts, ticket sales, donor dollars etc. Its a mess right now, and a nice agreement could go a long way, but a problem is that the players have a very limited time in the program so an agreement is hard to reach.

Not to you personally, Bobblehead, but some of these "they shouldn't do X, but they should do it the right way" arguments have always been weird to me and I usually see them as distinctions without a difference.

"No, they should be paid something, but not a huge amout of money."
"No, they shouldn't be paid by schools for playing sports, but by a tax-deductable black hole of megadonors (and those who would like to pretend to be) for 'visiting kids in hospitals' and 'reading copy in PSAs' and coincidentally playing football."

I mean, just pay the players from conference broadcast contracts and call it a day. If they wanna star in commercials and can meet their GPA in their freely-chosen (snort) majors and can work it around their mandated study hours and capped (giggle) practice time, let them do their thing.

[bobblehead]

Not to you personally, Bobblehead, but some of these "they shouldn't do X, but they should do it the right way" arguments have always been weird to me and I usually see them as distinctions without a difference.

"No, they should be paid something, but not a huge amout of money."
"No, they shouldn't be paid by schools for playing sports, but by a tax-deductable black hole of megadonors (and those who would like to pretend to be) for 'visiting kids in hospitals' and 'reading copy in PSAs' and coincidentally playing football."

I mean, just pay the players from conference broadcast contracts and call it a day. If they wanna star in commercials and can meet their GPA in their freely-chosen (snort) majors and can work it around their mandated study hours and capped (giggle) practice time, let them do their thing.

I generally agree with you. With no agreement the free market reigns and it usually is the most efficient outcome. In sports, the problem with "free market" is that it ruins the product which ruins fan interest which ruins the profitability. Its in everyones best interest to find an equitable solution. Thats why the NFLPA signs agreements every year even though the courts have said FREE FOR ALL!!!! A free for all would ruin the product and hurt the bottom line. Would you really want to watch football if there was no draft, no cap and unlimited player movement each year? We would be discussing well over half the roster turning over for most teams and a select few power house teams (that would also turn over fast because the life of an NFL players prime is short.)