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This isn't the place for this debate. The vast amount of literature that's out there explaining how exploitative NCAA is, is vast. To think otherwise you're either joking with people (whatever floats your boat), or it's willful ignorance. Just yesterday I was hanging out with a former NCAA division 3 athlete (no scholarships at div 3). Even at that level, schools market, generate alumni and corporate donations, and recruit students through their athletic programs. It's bigger than ticket sales, or TV deals. In the US, having a strong athletic program could be the difference from people applying to your expensive school, or not.
They are professionals at every level but income. Meanwhile, you have no social life, you're not allowed to get a part time job, and NCAA limits how much food you can receive. Furthermore, if I get a business scholarship, I can take paid internships. Music scholarship? You're encouraged to play in bands and paying orchestras. Debate team? Want a part-time job at a law firm? No problem? Sports scholarship? Nope, you can't play minor league, work any Summer jobs over a specified number of hours, forget about coaching kids without getting permission from NCAA...It's insane.
There's a reason why Canada has junior hockey (semi pro), CIS has far less stringent rules, in Europe every pro team has an academy and feeder programs. baseball drafts kids out of high school, most high level track athletes and swimmers never go to college, etc... it's an abusive cash grab where schools literally take money out of kids pockets during their athletic primes. They give zero cares if the kids learn a thing or graduate from their programs. Yet NCAA gets billions in TV deals. It's insane.
Anyway, I wanted to post about D Wade going to Cleveland. Does Wade still matter? Will he make it through the season? Or do they wrap him in bubble wrap until the playoffs.
They are professionals at every level but income. Meanwhile, you have no social life, you're not allowed to get a part time job, and NCAA limits how much food you can receive. Furthermore, if I get a business scholarship, I can take paid internships. Music scholarship? You're encouraged to play in bands and paying orchestras. Debate team? Want a part-time job at a law firm? No problem? Sports scholarship? Nope, you can't play minor league, work any Summer jobs over a specified number of hours, forget about coaching kids without getting permission from NCAA...It's insane.
There's a reason why Canada has junior hockey (semi pro), CIS has far less stringent rules, in Europe every pro team has an academy and feeder programs. baseball drafts kids out of high school, most high level track athletes and swimmers never go to college, etc... it's an abusive cash grab where schools literally take money out of kids pockets during their athletic primes. They give zero cares if the kids learn a thing or graduate from their programs. Yet NCAA gets billions in TV deals. It's insane.
Anyway, I wanted to post about D Wade going to Cleveland. Does Wade still matter? Will he make it through the season? Or do they wrap him in bubble wrap until the playoffs.
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