NCAA votes to approve $2.8B settlement in House, Hubbard and Carter cases
In a landmark agreement that will transform the course of major college athletics, the NCAA has left behind its archaic rules and changed the way it's going to do business.
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Two of the five power conferences — each also listed as a defendant in the House case — have not yet approved the agreement. The SEC and Pac-12 are scheduled to hold votes of their presidents and chancellors on Thursday, where adoption is expected. The Big 12 and ACC voted Tuesday, and the Big Ten voted Wednesday.
The Pac-12, despite its near dissolution, must vote as originally structured. New members don’t officially join their new league until July.
Even after all parties vote, a finalization of the settlement may not happen for many months. The agreement needs approval from a judge and is available for objections from individual plaintiffs — at least a five-month haul, according to experts.
If it's $21b for the entire athletic program that could kill smaller Olympic sports to divert money to football and hoopsThis might actually level the playing field if there is some sort of cap.
Don’t you mean to divert less football and basketball revenue to Olympic sports? I’m not saying doing so is right, but let’s remember where the money is made.If it's $21b for the entire athletic program that could kill smaller Olympic sports to divert money to football and hoops
Do you pay for cable or streaming sports?This is the end of college athletics. I might find a D3 team to follow,but I'm not spending money on this new reality for the major conferences.
Yes, take the money from the lesser sports and give to the cash cowsDon’t you mean to divert less football and basketball revenue to Olympic sports? I’m not saying doing so is right, but let’s remember where the money is made.
You are not alone. I feel exactly the same way. Money it seems always speaks louder than principles. The days of "college football" are over. It's now essentially a semi-pro league.I do wonder how this is going to change college sports from a fan perspective. I love college football and don't really care much about the pros. I find the idea of paying the players unappealing from my fan perspective. Maybe I will keep my interest in the sport, but if it is going to go the way I think it will, I am going to miss college football. Perhaps I am the outlier, but I don't think I am.
My prediction is College football will only increase in popularity in the next two decades.I do wonder how this is going to change college sports from a fan perspective. I love college football and don't really care much about the pros. I find the idea of paying the players unappealing from my fan perspective. Maybe I will keep my interest in the sport, but if it is going to go the way I think it will, I am going to miss college football. Perhaps I am the outlier, but I don't think I am.
I do wonder how this is going to change college sports from a fan perspective. I love college football and don't really care much about the pros. I find the idea of paying the players unappealing from my fan perspective. Maybe I will keep my interest in the sport, but if it is going to go the way I think it will, I am going to miss college football. Perhaps I am the outlier, but I don't think I am.
My prediction is College football will only increase in popularity in the next two decades.