Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86830 posts
Mon Aug-10-20 11:21 PM
3. "What's fucked is there should be an easy fix." In response to In response to 0
Play exclusively conference schedules. Create bubbles. Do online learning for the student-athletes. Mandatory testing 3 times a week. Let players who don't want to play bow out without consequence. Any mid-major conference or any high-major program who can't afford to do this can also bow out without consequence. This would be fairly easy for college basketball, obviously harder for college football-- but still doable. There'd be some fucking righteous sports on TV, ratings would be huge, and it'd fuel the entire industry.
There's just one problem. In order to do this, the NCAA would have to openly admit that these kids are athletes first and students second.
The NCAA could reap MAD PROFIT right now from having college sports while people are stuck at home dying for an escape. They just would have to concede that point and the subsequent points that come with it-- the need for NIL, the need for student player unions, the need for, if necessary (and it would be during a bubble imo) stipends.
And they simply will not bend on that. They'd rather take continued seasons of financial loss than allow the students to earn their share when things return to normal.