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The question now is how many will be able to consistently scale up to meet the new PCSA cap? That is touted as a major benefit for athletes, but how many institutions will be able to consistently hit that $48 million number? Where's the extra revenue coming from?
I don't want to take a quote out of context or play that game, but this feeds into the narrative of the criticism of the PCSA. Why is this a bad thing? This is pretty common in pro sports leagues that generate the same type of revenue. PCSA likely doesn't change it.
"I'm gonna say this, I probably shouldn't: nine of my players make more than my assistants. And the other three make more than all my staff, and we are not one of the highest payers..."
John Calipari continuing his support for Protect College Sports Act while dishing out some interesting facts on his roster. #WPS
Full 35-minute presser: nwahomepage.com/sports/watch…
Who is gonna tell him about the long history of using general funds to bail out athletic departments that this bill won't stop? Several poorly informed views here. Also, when is @espn, @PatMcAfeeShow, or any of their other shows going to interview someone w/ an opposing view?
Took a day to sit with the PCSA. There are several real implementation/rules gaps that leave athletes open to being taken advantage of. 1. It doesn't protect against processing out. What happens to their transfer if an athlete is told they are no longer in the team's plans? 1/5
4. Punting on classifying players as employees/allowing unions & subsequent collective bargaining kicks the can down the road in the worst way. This is something that will need to be addressed, and when it does the NCAA will have anti-trust exemption to exploit. 4/4
"The whole bill is price fixing"... that is the best one sentence summary of this bill that I have heard.
I spoke w a Bloomburg reporter today about the Protect College Sports Act. As we fleshed the bill out, there are so many implementation questions. Senators are focused on the trees and not the future forest. Granting an anti-trust exemption really does limit that implementation.
The intent to get this bill passed has come up a few times. The push behind this bill is far more about power and politics than athletes. It is seen as an easy win to campaign on despite some issues and concerns on the actual approach. If passed, curious to see how it ages.
HAIL MARY? Senate set to pass Protect College Sports Act this evening. Then, Sen. Cruz wants Speaker Johnson to reconvene the House to pass the bill, have President Donald Trump sign it on College Gameday, and then campaign on it:
“I believe the speaker will call the House back and pass this bill," he says in interview. “President Trump has been quite vocal that he believes the House should come back"
Trump said yesterday he wants the House to come back and pass it. For Johnson, Cruz says “there are very few things that are more productive for his members to be doing on the campaign trail than for them to come back to DC for 24 hours and come together to pass a big bipartisan victory on a topic that millions of Americans care passionately about"
And there have been lots of grumbles about this bill not addressing affordability issues. But Cruz says many regular people "don't really care a lot about politics, but care deeply about college sports, and a whole lot of voters may go: ‘I'll be damned, these guys can actually get something done.’ And I think that that is a very strong message going into election day"
semafor.com/article/09/28/20…
Re-sending my op-ed for @thehill on the PCSA. View has not changed. Without meaningful access to the processes that govern them, this is not a win for college athletes.
The Protect College Sports Act doesn’t include student voices. It should. thehill.com/opinion/educatio…
@johngranato @LanceZierlein @DELv2 John just said the NCAA can't control things... guess who gets the majority of the power in the PCSA? Same folks. There's more bad in this bill than good for athletes. 1/2
This is one of the biggest issue w the PCSA. "At least it is a start." Policy that does not enfranchise the group it addresses usually ends poorly. The lack of empowerment for athletes in the discussion and future approach (bargaining) is bad for athletes. 1/2
Everybody knows everything about this Protect College Sports Act including people who don’t know anything. The top 1% of college basketball and football have hit the lottery. Only people being exploited right now are the rest of the 200K D-1 athletes in non-revenue and Olympic sports. This is definitely not a perfect bill but it’s a start. Pass it and make changes as we go.
One exploited athlete last year made $1 million at a high-major program and averaged under 4 points a game. Honestly, he was exploited all the way to the local jewelry shop.
Darrell Lovell retweeted
In this @TheHillOpinion op-ed, @DarrellLovell (@wtamu) argues that the Protect College Sports Act should add athlete representation in its provisions. He warns this bill will give the NCAA protection from antitrust laws while dismissing student concerns.
thehill.com/opinion/educatio…
Considering the conference passage if the Protect College Sports Act... seems appropriate to send out my op-ed on it. This bill keeps progressing in it's overreach. Give it a read.
The Protect College Sports Act doesn’t include student voices. It should. thehill.com/opinion/educatio…