The NCAA’s decision in 2021 to abruptly drop their opposition to college athletes profiting off their names, images and likenesses has done nothing to deter advocates from pushing for a greater share of revenues for athletes.
  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    14·
    10 months ago

    I found out a couple of years ago that University of Washington, the huge money-making football team, doesn’t share the money with the university and pays their coach millions of dollars. Why isn’t any of that money going towards the athletes? Those kids are making bank for the football team with no guarantees of making any money later from it or staying healthy.

    • Nudding@lemmy.world
      71·
      10 months ago

      Why is there a sport continued to be played with such devastating effects on the human body?

      • Alto@kbin.social
        52·
        10 months ago

        Because people are adults and can make their own decisions.

        Kids football should absolutely be flag football though

        • Nudding@lemmy.world
          21·
          10 months ago

          Seems like it’s not worth a fraction of a societie’s population to have CTE but I’m not a murican.

    • SheeEttinEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Because they’re supposed to be students first and athletes second.

      Really, colleges should just not be allowed to have such massive sports programs. Do pro leagues not allow players at 18?

      • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 months ago

        I see what you’re saying, BUT this is a business outside of the university, they give no money back to the university. At least that’s how UW works. So they’re not students first, they’re employees “interns” for the football team first with an education as a perk.