NCAA’s Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports

[billybud]

If you look at Kavanaugh's add on to the decision...it may be telling...

“Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate. And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different. The NCAA is not above the law.”

Now, the P5 might be able to pay a fair market rate that is different than what is the market rate for a player at program like Tulane or Akron. If the Justices want player remuneration tied to the revenue that they produce for the school, surely Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, et al, should offer more.

 

[the Q]

If you look at Kavanaugh's add on to the decision...it may be telling...

“Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate. And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different. The NCAA is not above the law.”

Now, the P5 might be able to pay a fair market rate that is different than what is the market rate for a player at program like Tulane or Akron. If the Justices want player remuneration tied to the revenue that they produce for the school, surely Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, et al, should offer more.

I would argue kavanaugh ignored minor league baseball here. But that might also depend how you determine the “hours worked” for them

 

[billybud]

I would argue kavanaugh ignored minor league baseball here. But that might also depend how you determine the “hours worked” for them

The NFL has a salary cap that is negotiated with the players union ($208 million in 2022)...of course a team doesn't have to pay up to the cap...

Minor league baseball? Minimal media income...Most minor league teams averaged less than 5,000 in attendance in 2019...and only one team averaged 9,000...

The minor league teams aren't printing dollars...some are semi subsidized by the Majors to develop players....MLB cut 18 teams as farm clubs as they belt tightened and suggested others join independent or amateur leagues.