Today I mentioned something about a coming change. What does this change look like? I cannot know for sure, and not being an attorney, I cannot be sure exactly how that change can mesh with Title IX, but here are some thoughts not included.
- I think that men's basketball and FBS football will break from the NCAA and create their own associations
- I think in the end the agreement will be that the university's will still fund scholarship, training table and everything that they do now.
- What will be different? I think all television and bowl revenue will go into a single pot and will be shared with schools and players and distributed evenly. I think (and this is where a Title IX legal specialist would have to step in because I am not confident that this can happen) that the separate College Football Association would be a private entity and would thereby be able to disburse a share of the money to players without it violating Title IX.
- I believe that the association would likely provide the health insurance for all players (thereby reducing some of the cost associated with university's covering scholarships)
- There would absolutely be some form of a players union in this structure.
Is this going to happen in the next year? Probably not. But I think that change is going to come and it is going to come quicker than it otherwise would have. I have heard that a large enough number of players are considering opting out for 2020; enough that it would essentially force the remaining conferences to shut down entirely for the season -- there will be a concerted effort to create a form of players association in the coming months.
Anyway, here is today's article: Wednesday War Room: 8/12/2020
- I think that men's basketball and FBS football will break from the NCAA and create their own associations
- I think in the end the agreement will be that the university's will still fund scholarship, training table and everything that they do now.
- What will be different? I think all television and bowl revenue will go into a single pot and will be shared with schools and players and distributed evenly. I think (and this is where a Title IX legal specialist would have to step in because I am not confident that this can happen) that the separate College Football Association would be a private entity and would thereby be able to disburse a share of the money to players without it violating Title IX.
- I believe that the association would likely provide the health insurance for all players (thereby reducing some of the cost associated with university's covering scholarships)
- There would absolutely be some form of a players union in this structure.
Is this going to happen in the next year? Probably not. But I think that change is going to come and it is going to come quicker than it otherwise would have. I have heard that a large enough number of players are considering opting out for 2020; enough that it would essentially force the remaining conferences to shut down entirely for the season -- there will be a concerted effort to create a form of players association in the coming months.
Anyway, here is today's article: Wednesday War Room: 8/12/2020
