Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 15, 2008
Court Date?

Sports Agent Blog continues to cover the case of Andy Oliver.

Mark your calendars for January 5th, because a matter that I once assumed would be settled before ever going to court may now make its way to the bench. If the case is heard, it has the potential to bring the NCAA down a few pegs. The Court has already noted that there is a contractual relationship between the NCAA and its student-athletes. What is left to determine is whether that relationship has been breached and if compensatory and punitive damages should be awarded. If punitive damages end up being granted, it will really hurt the NCAA.

Good. Over the years, I've come to loathe the NCAA. I used to think that they were trying to enforce fairness and ethics, but they're really just trying to keep college players from earning some money from their athletic endeavors in school. On top of that, I bet they've created more jobs on campuses, as alumni are no longer allowed to recruit. I can't even go up to a student athlete at my local high school and suggest Harvard as a place they might want to attend!

The NCAA needs to throw out their rule book and start from scratch. They've added rules and rules over the years, never wondering how they got there in the first place or how schools may work around the rules. It's a nightmare. The NCAA needs to figure out their mission and a way to simply carry out that mission.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:33 AM | Agents | TrackBack (0)
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And imagine if a student was enrolled on a musicianship scholarship, and played in the marching band. If that student also got a paying gig somewhere, everyone would be be saying "attaboy."

Posted by: rbj at December 15, 2008 02:40 PM

Their mission is to make money and come up with BS excuses to not pay athletes. They've been highly successful.

Posted by: Hei Lun Chan at December 16, 2008 08:30 AM
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