As I type this, over 100 lawyers are in an Oakland courtroom arguing that the O'Bannon case should be changed to a class action lawsuit. For those of you who don't know, the O'Bannon case is arguing that EA and the NCAA shouldn't profit from using former players' likenesses without paying out compensation (O'Bannon played hoops at UCLA). The judge dropped a bombshell though when she ruled current players could also join the suit and seek compensation for the television contracts that have ballooned into the billions. That would make it not just an NCAA thing but affect all conferences and their media deals which have already altered the landscape of college sports. Obviously, this could have massive ramifications for the college sports world.
So what say you TKP'ers? Is a full ride scholly enough compensation? Should schools pay the athletes? Should the swim team get paid as much as the football team? Should all schools be made to pay the same amount to their athletes? Or would it be a free for all with the big schools with deep pockets just laying waste to the little guys?
A pretty good breakdown of the legal arguments both sides are making:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130619/ncaa-ed-...
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