shizzle787
King Shizzle DCCLXXXVII of the Cesspool
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NLRB only rules over private sector businesses, schools, etc., but it seems from what I've been hearing this will have ramifications for public schools as well. We are headed down a path where men's and women's basketball players and football players will be considered union employees of schools with salaries and heath/dental benefits.
If paying student athletes is a requirement to stay in the highest tier of college athletics, I believe we will see a culling of the herd. A lot of smaller private schools and public state directionals will not want to go down this path, and many FCS schools will not want to spend 2-5 million a year extra for their football programs.
Here are the conferences and schools I see complying with paying players (121 schools):
SEC
B1G
ACC
ND football
Big 12
Pac-12
Big East
UConn football
Atlantic 10 (except La Salle)
MW (except Air Force)
Hawaii Olympic sports (need to find a conference)
AAC
Liberty (need to find a conference)
Gonzaga (should they move leagues)
Here are the conference and schools I think may comply with paying players (140 schools):
UMass football
Navy
Air Force
Army
La Salle
Ivy League
Sun Belt
C-USA
MAC
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
A-Sun/WAC 10 football schools
Montana
Montana State
Idaho
Idaho State
Big West
CAA
Iona
Siena
Quinnipiac
Fairfield
Howard
MVC
Sacred Heart
Tennessee State
BU
Holy Cross
SWAC
Southern
Denver
NDSU
SDSU
North Dakota
South Dakota
Seattle
Grand Canyon
Cal Baptist
WCC
Here are the conferences and schools I don't think will comply (102 schools):
AE
Big Sky
Big South
Horizon
MAAC
MEAC
Chicago State
NEC
OVC
Patriot
Southland
The other thing I will note is with the A-Sun/WAC schools possibly forcing their way up, other leagues could do the same and the distinction between FBS and FCS could be no more.