(08-16-2023 06:49 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-16-2023 06:43 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  

(08-14-2023 09:41 AM)PGJMU Wrote:  WRONG. Kevin Blackistone is an idiot and always has been.

so the argument is that athletes are being taken advantage of and so we should just call it for what it is and make it semi pro? Lets make the educational aspect optional? That is being more supportive of the athlete?

As DD points out, 1.5% ever play in the NFL and most of those, it is a short stint and they are not financially set for life.

So Blackistone's solution is to take away the educational aspect and let it just become a pro league? Most of those kids will be getting peanuts for comp. They will have an abundance of free time to find life issues. They will finish up there in 4 years and be even less prepared for life.

Lets be real here. there are probably 20 schools that make money off of football. All that money is shoved back into the athletic programs. Are there some kids being "used"? Sure. But with the NIL in place, that number is dwindling.

It if were not for football, would these kids have the opportunities that these universities are providing? For most of these kids, they are much better off for having the experience, education and life experiences that college football provides.

yes, the current set up needs reform, but a semi pro league with optional education opportunities is not it.

Agree with most of what you posted, but FWIW 4 year old article shows 60 of then 65 P5 football programs turned a profit.
https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootba...o-top.html
Now I know most G5 programs don’t..

It perhaps might still be true, IF they simply pull the plug on ALL the women's and other non-revenue sports. Title IX problems with that though. And current NCAA/FBS rules don't permit that either.

If you are looking at entire college Athletic Departments, it is unlikely there are more than 10-20 "profitable" ones after including all sports.

Close. According to the below, it was 25 of 130 FBS schools (I’m sure all P5) had profitable athletoc departments in 2019.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/ana...ege-sports
Was just pointing out that most P5s make money off football, which (along with mens basketball) subsidizes the rest of the sports.

2020-2021 outliers due to Covid. 2022 #s I’m not sure if released yet.