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2 side effects which could be VERY good for the ACC:

1) reduction in number of players from 85 to, say, 70 - this spreads out talent so that more teams get good players. It also probably means more players stay at home, which benefits the ACC also. Right now talent is concentrated in the SEC, so anything to dilute that talent is good for all other conferences.

2) 4-year contracts instead of 1-year renewable scholarships means more seniors playing football, which elevates the quality of the game (since the underclassmen who were leaving early were usually the best players). This also helps the ACC since, like the SEC, our teams have a lot of talented underclassmen who leave early.

Or the major colleges could change their sports to be like the Ivy League!

The first thing that would have to happen if football players are allowed to unionize is that schools would have to figure out exactly who the employer is that players will bargain with.

Somehow, I doubt the schools will agree to be that employer. The potential for crippling lawsuits is just too great. Liable for the lifetime effects of debilitating injuries, including concussions? I don't think so. Instead, I would imagine that at the very least schools would set up a separate legal entity - like Buckeye Sports, Inc. - to be the employer and negotiating partner.

Another question to be answered is whether there would be a national union, or whether each school would have its own union, independent of every other. Such a union wouldn't have much power, given the transitory nature of students, and the small number of athletes involved. Assuming it's a national union, who do they negotiate with? The NFLPA bargains with the league, not individual NFL franchises. So does that means the CFPA (College Football Players Association) negotiates with the NCAA? Or with each conference?

One thing the NCAA has going for it in all this is time - it's going to take years to sort out these questions before any changes will be necessary. None of the current athletes will even be students by then. In the meantime, who's paying the legal bills?

Unionized players could mean in the future We could see a Drafting of players like the NFL. We also might see Free Agency or trading players. Who knows what Lawyers can drum up. Not a fan of messing with College sports.