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I love college football, like college hoops, baseball etc -- mancunian 10/13/2017 12:33PM The system is more complex than that -- HokieAl 10/13/2017 12:19PM And the NCAA is its membership -- Beerman 10/13/2017 12:23PM I am slowly coming around to the conclusion that..... -- CrystalCoveHokie 10/13/2017 11:45AM That certainly isn't going to happen ** -- Brown Water 10/13/2017 1:16PM Disagree. Corrupt systems in this country are eventually destroyed ** -- CPRVHokie 10/13/2017 6:38PM That would be a significant change. For everyone. How -- HokieNLot11 10/13/2017 12:09PM I guess the way Division III does it ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 10/13/2017 12:19PM What would there be to pay for all other sports? -- Freddyburg Hokie 10/13/2017 12:17PM Why should that matter? -- Beerman 10/13/2017 12:15PM Some schools have open admissions. ** -- hokeyhokie 10/13/2017 11:55AM Well then you have schools like alabama where a 400 SAT gets you admitted. ** -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 11:53AM Friend of mine who's an asst highschool fb coach -- HokieDan95 10/13/2017 1:15PM Then they can continue being a joke of a uni -- Manbearpig 10/13/2017 12:38PM Not sure I would go that far, but I will say I wish there was a viable -- Tafkam Hokie 10/13/2017 11:51AM I don’t think the NCAA is ok with it. Their problem is they -- Betabeachbum 10/13/2017 11:44AM Horsehockey -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:51AM So to follow up ... -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:42AM Athletes are getting paid now. They call it COA, but its just a way -- hokeyhokie 10/13/2017 11:54AM But there's no provision for negotiation -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:58AM They've always gotten paid, and well. Now it's just well-er... ** -- JoesterVT 10/13/2017 11:58AM Title IX, taxable income, who gets paid and how much, workmens comp, fica, -- fordham 10/13/2017 11:54AM In other words ... because bookkeeping is hard? ** -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:55AM No, the actual cost of the student being an employee is much larger -- fordham 10/13/2017 11:56AM Yes. It would upset a lot of apple carts -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:59AM Thats not it at all, if you actually treated them as employees then most of -- fordham 10/13/2017 12:01PM And? ** -- Beerman 10/13/2017 12:02PM College athletics give many people a shot at a degree that otherwise they -- fordham 10/13/2017 12:06PM And that's awesome -- Beerman 10/13/2017 12:10PM Do you care to answer any of the other issue beside you want -- fordham 10/13/2017 1:20PM I don't want college athletics to go away. -- Beerman 10/13/2017 1:44PM "Labor is expensive" is not a reason to not pay them ** -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:58AM Where are the funds coming from, you paying them in monopoly money? ** -- fordham 10/13/2017 12:00PM Why does that matter? ** -- Beerman 10/13/2017 12:01PM Monopoly money is hard to spend ** -- fordham 10/13/2017 12:02PM To use a wholly absurd metaphor... -- Beerman 10/13/2017 12:03PM What does one have to do with the other? ** -- JoesterVT 10/13/2017 11:46AM If it's a professional exercise -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:49AM I would qualify what you said to say for-revenue College Athletics -- Tafkam Hokie 10/13/2017 11:28AM The "spirit" may be there, but a lot of these non-revenue -- VTHokie2000 10/13/2017 4:27PM I think that is true -- Manbearpig 10/13/2017 11:42AM I would imagine that you are largely correct -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:37AM I think you would be surprised- its the athletic culture of each school -- bigbadbird 10/13/2017 11:33AM FWIW, I'm basing this on my personal anecdotal evidence -- Tafkam Hokie 10/13/2017 11:42AM And certainly more than a few revenue athletes, but they do seem -- Late 80s Hokie 10/13/2017 1:37PM I think you are correct about VT -- bigbadbird 10/13/2017 11:45AM A few comments: You say the NCAA is fine with this -- 133743Hokie 10/13/2017 11:27AM It's true at some schools- wouldn't include all schools -- bigbadbird 10/13/2017 11:12AM Grate post- completely agree ** -- WestEndHokie39 10/13/2017 11:10AM Its not a good thing but you are painting all athletes in a very broad -- fordham 10/13/2017 11:08AM I don't think Beerman was criticizing the athletes but the system -- CPRVHokie 10/13/2017 11:13AM But you and I most every student has taken those classes -- fordham 10/13/2017 11:29AM Of course we did. I remember fondly Easy Ed Tucker. -- UEMcGill 10/13/2017 11:57AM I had classes that were gimme A's. But I did have to take a test or two. -- CPRVHokie 10/13/2017 11:34AM I'm not blaming the athletes -- Beerman 10/13/2017 11:11AM I understand that, people tend to forget that most athletes, prob -- fordham 10/13/2017 11:27AM I think that number 95% is high ..... -- VaTechie 10/13/2017 11:48AM I completely agree with this post. ** -- CPRVHokie 10/13/2017 11:00AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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