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Can i get a link that values University of Texas Football at 1b ? not Athletics but the Football program by itself and please for the love of god make it something other than wikipedia (before i go edit their page)Texas Longhorn football alone has been estimated at 1.1 billion dollars, net worth. But college football is an amateur sport; so make sure to not pay the players.
Duncery.
Here’s a shittily written article (par for the course these days) referencing a WSJ article.Can i get a link that values University of Texas Football at 1b ? not Athletics but the Football program by itself and please for the love of god make it something other than wikipedia (before i go edit their page)
Pay per play?Sure, sign them to contracts so they are required to play in bowl games, can't transfer under any circumstances, and can be fired/released if they don't perform up to expectations out of high-school or get injured.
Interns aren’t principals. Vince Young wasn’t holding clipboards and getting coffee for the staff meeting.
The players are the principals in this multi billion dollar industry. Try again
I can see the schools entire athletics dept but the football program, without boosters.... not even fucking closeHere’s a shittily written article (par for the course these days) referencing a WSJ article.
Texas football ranked No. 1 in net worth, but what should the school do about Bevo XV?
Texas Longhorn football alone has been estimated at 1.1 billion dollars, net worth. But college football is an amateur sport; so make sure to not pay the players.
Duncery.
IIRC, only about 30-40 actually operate in the black...much less make a BIG profit.
It's remarkable how ignorant the people are that are trying to make this argument. I think ET is trolling at this point, as he's been roundly proven wrong, but there are still others who think it's perfectly cut and dry that players should be paid no matter what and that it's just a quick fix.That's what baffles me about this argument. I don't think the general public knows this, they think the money is there to pay kids. UT would be fine, and could money whip themselves a few titles, but the sport would die out.
Sure, sign them to contracts so they are required to play in bowl games, can't transfer under any circumstances, and can be fired/released if they don't perform up to expectations out of high-school or get injured.
IIRC, only about 30-40 actually operate in the black...much less make a BIG profit.
And there are many that may be very close to "selling the farm" in order to keep up with the Jones...aka the Texas', Ohio States, Alabamas, USCs, Michigans, etal of the world. While not like those, Oregon and Oklahoma State have the sugar daddies that may allow them to keep up without selling the farm.That's what baffles me about this argument. I don't think the general public knows this, they think the money is there to pay kids. UT would be fine, and could money whip themselves a few titles, but the sport would die out.
Just gonna leave this right here.Doesn’t matter. It has ceased being an amateur sport decades ago. It’s a multi billion dollar industry. In fact, just one school’s program is in the seven digits.
The schools make millions, the individual coaches make millions, the broadcasters make millions, everyone associated with the sport is spending and making millions... except for the principals doing the sport.
No monopoly should dictate to the principals their compensation in such an enterprise. It’s laughably unfair, unamerican, immoral, and illegal.
Yep. Would be a very small pool of teams left.75% of schools would be forced to scrap their varsity football program. But at least we will have satisfied the entitlement of some.
Just gonna leave this right here.
As long as they're winning pal! Right?I hate this bullshit. College is about going to college. If free room and board isn't enough, then gtfo. Go start a football farm league. As if giving some of these Neanderthals a college diploma isn't ridiculous enough?
If being able to make money off strictly being a college athlete then every single benefit you received outside of tuition is taxable. Every single high priced recruit would end up bankrupt within a year except the affluent student athlete which is the exact opposite type of person this faux outrage bill is meaning to help.
They should tax endorsements obviously