Are University Athletes Employees?

[B-Tender]

NLRB to pursue unlawful labor practices against USC, Pac-12, NCAA

https://www.espn.com/college-fo ...

[saltydog]

NCAA athletes have been exploited by the NCAA and school endowments for a long, long time.

I can't say I'd feel bad for the NCAA or schools.

[Animal]

NCAA athletes have been exploited by the NCAA and school endowments for a long, long time.

I can't say I'd feel bad for the NCAA or schools.

literally everyone in your world is a victim.

[CentralTexasCrude]

NCAA athletes have been exploited by the NCAA and school endowments for a long, long time.

I can't say I'd feel bad for the NCAA or schools.

literally everyone in your world is a victim.

"Exploited"- full tuition, free board and food, chance to advance to the next level for those lucky few- free education for those not. Those poor degraded people.

[saltydog]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

[Animal]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

..... the irony.

[CentralTexasCrude]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

I just will never understand the mindset where everything is broken down into 2 groups- victims and exploiters. Myopic to the nth degree.

[Reservoir Dog]

A lot of those poor schmucks get into college based solely on their athletic ability and their academic achievements mean nothing. If they don't make it to the "next level" they end up working at Home Depot for the rest of their lives because they shouldn't have made it into those colleges in the first place.

I can't count how many times I've seen some NCAAF player in a Q & A session and I come away from it thinking, "That guy got into that college when some poor asshole with a 3.8 GPA didn't!"

A lot of those guys can barely speak the English language.

[Reservoir Dog]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

I just will never understand the mindset where everything is broken down into 2 groups- victims and exploiters. Myopic to the nth degree.

Coming from you, that's hilarious!

[Animal]

A lot of those poor schmucks get into college based solely on their athletic ability and their academic achievements mean nothing. If they don't make it to the "next level" they end up working at Home Depot for the rest of their lives because they shouldn't have made it into those colleges in the first place.

I can't count how many times I've seen some NCAAF player in a Q & A session and I come away from it thinking, "That guy got into that college when some poor asshole with a 3.8 GPA didn't!"

A lot of those guys can barely speak the English language.

actually, most all of those poor schmucks get into college solely because of their athletic ability. But the rest of your story doesn't make much sense. What would they have ended up doing without the chance to go to college?

[saltydog]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

..... the irony.

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

[saltydog]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

I just will never understand the mindset where everything is broken down into 2 groups- victims and exploiters. Myopic to the nth degree.

Go back to practicing snow angels in the local dog park.

[saltydog]

A lot of those poor schmucks get into college based solely on their athletic ability and their academic achievements mean nothing. If they don't make it to the "next level" they end up working at Home Depot for the rest of their lives because they shouldn't have made it into those colleges in the first place.

I can't count how many times I've seen some NCAAF player in a Q & A session and I come away from it thinking, "That guy got into that college when some poor asshole with a 3.8 GPA didn't!"

A lot of those guys can barely speak the English language.

It's a broken system. Maybe Charlie Baker can give it an overhaul (somehow).

[saltydog]

A lot of those poor schmucks get into college based solely on their athletic ability and their academic achievements mean nothing. If they don't make it to the "next level" they end up working at Home Depot for the rest of their lives because they shouldn't have made it into those colleges in the first place.

I can't count how many times I've seen some NCAAF player in a Q & A session and I come away from it thinking, "That guy got into that college when some poor asshole with a 3.8 GPA didn't!"

A lot of those guys can barely speak the English language.

actually, most all of those poor schmucks get into college solely because of their athletic ability. But the rest of your story doesn't make much sense. What would they have ended up doing without the chance to go to college?

Have a fake job in Kerrville, TX.

[Animal]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

..... the irony.

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

[saltydog]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

..... the irony.

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

[CentralTexasCrude]

I bet if Salty was in charge of college sports, everything would have to be padded. Probably came up with the land whale idea for female cheerleaders.

[Animal]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

..... the irony.

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

and, what was your point?

[saltydog]

I bet if Salty was in charge of college sports, everything would have to be padded. Probably came up with the land whale idea for female cheerleaders.

You have no idea bucko.

[saltydog]

Once again, the rubes feel the need to be heard.

..... the irony.

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

and, what was your point?

I didn't know that putting a college conference was relevant for your point. Like I said, impressive.

[Animal]

..... the irony.

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

and, what was your point?

I didn't know that putting a college conference was relevant for your point. Like I said, impressive.

in other words, you have no fucking point.

[saltydog]

Sorry, but have you spent time on a college campus? Been involved in college athletics? Maybe (HA HA HA) been a college athlete yourself?

Do you have any clue what you were asking about when you started this thread?

Start here: https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/ca ... non-v-ncaa

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

and, what was your point?

I didn't know that putting a college conference was relevant for your point. Like I said, impressive.

in other words, you have no fucking point.

Yes, and your posts are full of valued, well thought information.

[Animal]

omg. for starters, i didn't start the thread. And, yes, I spent a few years on a college campus (SEC university). no, i wasn't in college sports

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

and, what was your point?

I didn't know that putting a college conference was relevant for your point. Like I said, impressive.

in other words, you have no fucking point.

Yes, and your posts are full of valued, well thought information.

well, you put a lot of effort into setting up what seemed like it was going to be some earth shattering point that somehow relied on whether I had set foot on a college campus. you never made it and now act as though there never was one.

[saltydog]

Whoa, SEC. Sounds impressive.

and, what was your point?

I didn't know that putting a college conference was relevant for your point. Like I said, impressive.

in other words, you have no fucking point.

Yes, and your posts are full of valued, well thought information.

well, you put a lot of effort into setting up what seemed like it was going to be some earth shattering point that somehow relied on whether I had set foot on a college campus. you never made it and now act as though there never was one.

Ever heard of the term, "stay in your lane"?

Of course you haven't. Keep proving your ignorance a go shoot some wild pigs this weekend.

[Animal]

and, what was your point?

I didn't know that putting a college conference was relevant for your point. Like I said, impressive.

in other words, you have no fucking point.

Yes, and your posts are full of valued, well thought information.

well, you put a lot of effort into setting up what seemed like it was going to be some earth shattering point that somehow relied on whether I had set foot on a college campus. you never made it and now act as though there never was one.

Ever heard of the term, "stay in your lane"?

Of course you haven't. Keep proving your ignorance a go shoot some wild pigs this weekend.

you just can't be this stupid in real life.