The Powers That Be: Daily
NCAA Hurdles & RFK’s Money Mafia
Jan 10, 2024
Eriq Gardner discusses the complications facing NCAA while Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer explore RFK's fundraising mafia. Topics include college athletes unionizing, potential suspension of college seasons, pay for play challenges, RFK Junior's finances, his fundraising operation, and implications of open AI crawling the web.
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Quick takeaways
- The potential unionization of college athletes could lead to a suspension of college football and basketball seasons, but also presents an opportunity for the NCAA to negotiate new rules and settle ongoing litigation.
- The transfer portal and potential unionization of college athletes have created complications in the college sports landscape, raising questions about the freedom of player transfers and leading to debates about establishing more stable and legally acceptable rules through collective bargaining.
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Possible Suspension of College Football and Basketball Seasons
Recent changes to paying players, the transfer portal, and the potential unionization of college athletes have created mayhem in college sports. The NCAA's staunch defense of amateurism has been challenged, leading to loosening rules and endorsement deals for athletes. With petitions for union recognition before the National Labor Relations Board, there is a possibility that the NLRB will grant these petitions, which could lead to a suspension of college football and basketball seasons. The NCAA may see this as an opportunity to negotiate with the unions to establish new rules and settle ongoing litigation.
