http://deadspin.com/obannon-ruling-ncaa-loses-1618498119
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/11328442/judge-rules-ncaa-ed-obannon-antitrust-case
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11332816/ed-obannon-says-antitrust-ruling-only-beginning-change
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/24654805/qa-what-the-obannon-ruling-means-for-the-ncaa-schools-and-athletes
A couple weeks ago a federal judge decided against the NCAA in what will be a gigantic stepping stone for student-athletes' rights and personal security. Up until this ruling student-athletes whose likenesses are used in EA's NCAA football and basketball (men's) video games, which make the NCAA and the institutions depicted in these games millions of dollars, student-athletes receive no compensation as the NCAA strictly adheres to its amateur status. The four links above outline the basic tenets of the court case and addresses what it means going forward. Take a peek and check these articles out, as I won't really be discussing the actual case in great detail, just how much I abhor the NCAA in general.
My negative opinion of the NCAA has been growing for quite some time, and after reading case-studies about certain incidents and individual court cases during my time in graduate school, there's just not a whole lot there that makes me like them. College athletes have very little security in their scholarships (they are often given on a year-by-year basis with annual review), and if an injury or unforeseen circumstance happens, the school can revoke their scholarship whenever it pleases. The athletes, on the other hand, cannot transfer schools without losing eligibility and, more importantly, for the most part are not given a legitimate education. This flies in the face of the NCAA's mission to provide a meaningful education to all student-athletes. How many times do we hear about schools violating regulations with academic fraud or cheating scandals? It happens everywhere, and only the very unlucky programs end up getting caught through some mistake in covering up the fallacious records.
Mostly, many of these athletes are, essentially, in a full-time job by participating in athletics while attending college. Many of them in men's basketball and football do not come from high socio-economic classes and do not have the financial resources to get by on their own without scholarship money and stipends. Players get suspended for selling their own jerseys to pay for food and tattoos (but sexual assaults seemingly go unpunished??), while the colleges and NCAA make millions for selling these same jerseys and using these kids' faces in video games and movie reels. The NCAA has held all the power for a long time; this ruling is a step towards giving these kids due rewards for what they do for their institutions and bringing the balance a little closer. There is sure to be more to come from this ruling and I'm very interested to see where this ends up going in the future.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/11328442/judge-rules-ncaa-ed-obannon-antitrust-case
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11332816/ed-obannon-says-antitrust-ruling-only-beginning-change
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/24654805/qa-what-the-obannon-ruling-means-for-the-ncaa-schools-and-athletes
A couple weeks ago a federal judge decided against the NCAA in what will be a gigantic stepping stone for student-athletes' rights and personal security. Up until this ruling student-athletes whose likenesses are used in EA's NCAA football and basketball (men's) video games, which make the NCAA and the institutions depicted in these games millions of dollars, student-athletes receive no compensation as the NCAA strictly adheres to its amateur status. The four links above outline the basic tenets of the court case and addresses what it means going forward. Take a peek and check these articles out, as I won't really be discussing the actual case in great detail, just how much I abhor the NCAA in general.
My negative opinion of the NCAA has been growing for quite some time, and after reading case-studies about certain incidents and individual court cases during my time in graduate school, there's just not a whole lot there that makes me like them. College athletes have very little security in their scholarships (they are often given on a year-by-year basis with annual review), and if an injury or unforeseen circumstance happens, the school can revoke their scholarship whenever it pleases. The athletes, on the other hand, cannot transfer schools without losing eligibility and, more importantly, for the most part are not given a legitimate education. This flies in the face of the NCAA's mission to provide a meaningful education to all student-athletes. How many times do we hear about schools violating regulations with academic fraud or cheating scandals? It happens everywhere, and only the very unlucky programs end up getting caught through some mistake in covering up the fallacious records.
Mostly, many of these athletes are, essentially, in a full-time job by participating in athletics while attending college. Many of them in men's basketball and football do not come from high socio-economic classes and do not have the financial resources to get by on their own without scholarship money and stipends. Players get suspended for selling their own jerseys to pay for food and tattoos (but sexual assaults seemingly go unpunished??), while the colleges and NCAA make millions for selling these same jerseys and using these kids' faces in video games and movie reels. The NCAA has held all the power for a long time; this ruling is a step towards giving these kids due rewards for what they do for their institutions and bringing the balance a little closer. There is sure to be more to come from this ruling and I'm very interested to see where this ends up going in the future.
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