No, my comments were from an uneducated/lay-person understanding of money exchanged for #things. I'd appreciate an education but if someone has already covered it in detail, I'd be happy to read it if you have links.
Okay, thank you. I appreciate you humoring my skepticism and you aren't crazy off in thinking they are already employees because of current NIL deals. I strongly believe they should be employees already.
When I say "make them employees", I'm saying that I want them to fall under wage and hour laws. Currently, college athletes do not. I think full professionalism, most likely with collective bargaining, is the only way to control transfers. It's not an easy solution. It will be complicated and require Congress to make new laws creating carve outs in existing federal employment laws, federalism will an issue, Title IX would have to be addressed for any revenue sharing, collective bargaining, and many more. It would solve a lot of the current gripes, though.
Too much money and a stubborn NCAA's hubris is how we ended up with the current chaos.
Here are words about how college athletes are currently not employees w/arguments for why they should be. It's also a good starting point if you want things to google for self smarting. There has been further movement on the issue since the article was written. From everything I've read, I truly believe it's only a matter of time before they are classified as employees. It would also definitely allow for enforceable rules again.
Today, the House Committee of Education will meet for a markup hearing of the Protecting Student Athlete’s Economic Freedom Act (PSAEFA). Introduced by Rep. Bob
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