NBA quickly moving to lower draft age to 18

[Art]

Exactly. All these people think these guys are being gyped. Guess what, it is a lot of give and take. The athletes get to showcase their skills on a stage which cannot be equaled, they also get free education and treated very well - allocations which many of them were not to receive if they could not throw a ball, run fast, etc. To imply that college athletes get treated like dirt is ridiculous and short sighted.

Additionally, for every one of these guys, there are ten others waiting to take their place. Supply and demand. If the price isn’t good enough for you, on your way, next up. Same as everyone else.

That said - I think there should be no minimum age for pro sports. If someone wants to pay a teenager millions for his skills, who I am I or any of us to say no? More power to them. I think they need to be educated on money management, because as fast as they get it, it will be gone.

I've got no problem with much of what you wrote. Just be aware that Alston has the potential of significantly changing what college players receive, maybe not immediately but over time. One good thing is that it will put the NCAA out of business as a regulator.

 

[AWS1022]

middle management makes $500K per year? I did not know.

Most coaches in college athletics don’t make anywhere near $500,000....hell, most of them don’t make $100,000.

 

[sluggo72]

Most coaches in college athletics don’t make anywhere near $500,000....hell, most of them don’t make $100,000.

Of the ten full time assistant football coaches at PSU at least half make more than $500000
I thought that’s what we were talking about not Lock Haven

 

[AWS1022]

Of the ten full time assistant football coaches at PSU at least half make more than $500000
I thought that’s what we were talking about not Lock Haven

I was talking about all college athletics. The big time football programs are the outliers.

 

[Pinkhippo PeanutButter]

Isn't that up to the kids and teams to decide?

Why are they physically up to the rigors of CFB... an every down back for Penn State for example playing 12 plus games a season, vs playing in the NFL as a special teams/occasional back while they develop?

LdN

No one will address that, because you're right.

Football is demanding, but so are boxing, MMA, Hockey, and they have no such limit.

No other physically demanding career requires waiting three years after High School. You can be a grunt on the front lines in our Army/Marines at 18, but can't hack being a special teams player?