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minus-squareRcklsabndn@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·16 hours agoIt blows my mind that this isn’t even for a professional league. College sports in the US are bonkers.
minus-squareAfaithfulnihilist@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·15 hours agoAnd the players get none of the money are are severely punished if anyone does anything to help them financially. College sports should pay its own bill and players or it should exist.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoThat’s actually changed. They can pay college athletes now. UT’s quarterback gets over 5 million a year because of his family name (he’s actually a mediocre quarterback according to the numbers).
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 hours agoThat’s no longer true, but it’s also breaking college sports to a degree - https://thenilstandard.com/guides/how-college-athletes-get-paid
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoTo be honest, it needed to be broken. The previous system was terrible.
It blows my mind that this isn’t even for a professional league. College sports in the US are bonkers.
And the players get none of the money are are severely punished if anyone does anything to help them financially.
College sports should pay its own bill and players or it should exist.
That’s actually changed. They can pay college athletes now. UT’s quarterback gets over 5 million a year because of his family name (he’s actually a mediocre quarterback according to the numbers).
That’s no longer true, but it’s also breaking college sports to a degree - https://thenilstandard.com/guides/how-college-athletes-get-paid
To be honest, it needed to be broken. The previous system was terrible.