Seems like the next big item in the ever-changing world of college football will be eligibility. If players are "employees" then what's to stop them from suing the NCAA for limiting their time they can play college football? They make some exceptions for going past the 4 years already, probably wouldn't take much for a lawsuit to make an issue of it. If a player isn't going to be drafted highly (or as high as he wants) can stay in college, make NIL money, and further his craft, I can see them doing that. Having 26 year old veterans still playing ball will take scholarships from HS players but there are other concerns as well.
What would be the impact if all varsity sports became club sports? Remove the university sponsorship and charge usage fees for school facilities but the club gets to manage and benefit from ticket sales, merchandising, etc. As far as I know, the school still gets to dictate that only current students can participate in club sports. Might be a way to mitigate the potential landmines -- Title IX, employees not students, etc -- that are in place with the current situation.
That is kind of what its starting to look like but on a much grander and more complicated scale. Getting easier to make those leaps unfortunately.
We are Dr. Strangelove. We are sitting on the bomb. The next issue does not matter because the game as we knew it is going to be destroyed. You may like the replacement, you may not, but stop worrying because it is going to happen.
Are the UAA and Athletic Department up to speed and getting ahead of these changes? From what I’ve read on our preparation for other things I’m reminded of the old Woody Allen joke: I once went missing as a child, and my parents sprung into action. They rented my room.
