Predictable
Remember how I said the NCAA would cave with dizzying speed, now that California had passed legislation?NCAA Board of Governors gives unanimous go-ahead for athletes to benefit off their names, images, likenesses
Oh yeah, the NCAA is in duck and cover mode right now. This is classic:
...the Board of Governors is directing “each of the NCAA’s three divisions to immediately consider updates to relevant bylaws and policies for the 21st century.”
Yes, you dumb asses, the century that started almost two decades ago. Way to be on the cutting edge.
This is a full-on retreat to attempt to preserve the "student-athlete" model in the sense that the school aren't directly paying athletes. That's Stalingrad, for the NCAA.
Of course, the student-athlete model is an utter and complete fraud, but you already knew that.
Is this good for athletes? Yes, even though it does kind of kick the can down the road in terms of actually being considered employees of the school. In the meantime, though, tens of thousands of athletes can now profit from their name/image/likeness (as other students already do).
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