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[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@RossDellenger Kessler & Berman agreed to a settlement that eradicated thousands student-athletes from rosters & reduced participation in perpetuity. They cannot be trusted. These lawyers getting paid tens of millions don't care about non-revenue generating clients and that is unethical.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@EdLawDude @RacketRockRoll @JohnDBrice1 Don't overlook the newly imposed roster limits, while considering "participation counts". Thousands of athletes were cut from rosters and deny many others the opportunity to participate. Program cuts will be limited b/c schools must maintain 14-16 sports to qualify for D1.

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

Changing NCAA rules to allow athletes to play 5 seasons is going to have major effects on both incoming and current college athletes now that roster limits are a thing.

There will be cuts.

This is a common sense proposal to lessen the harm to athletes.👇

[Marsha Lycan @mlycan12]

One year ago, the NCAA blindsided college athletics with unprecedented roster limits.

Thousands of student-athletes lost opportunities as coaches were put in the terrible position of cutting and/or de-committing players. Then AFTER the damage was done, the NCAA introduced the “Designated Student Athlete” designation as a way to let some athletes stay without counting against roster limits.

But many programs had already made painful decisions because coaches were told the limits were coming and tried to give athletes as much notice as possible.

Now we are about to do this AGAIN.
The NCAA is expected to approve a 5th year of eligibility next month — after most programs have already recruited their 2027 classes based on the CURRENT rules and CURRENT roster limits.

In women’s soccer, we already operate under a restrictive 28-player cap. You cannot recruit for FOUR classes for years, then suddenly force programs to fit FIVE classes onto the same roster without student-athletes paying the price.

Because when seniors stay, someone else loses a spot.

More cuts. More decommitments. More athletes caught in the middle of ever-changing rules they had nothing to do with.

College recruiting happens YEARS in advance. Families and athletes make life-changing decisions based on the rules in place at the time.

If 5th years are approved, they should all be classified as DSAs so as to not count against roster limits. Otherwise the NCAA is about to repeat the exact same disaster all over again.
#StopChangingTheRules #HereWeGoAgain #DSAThe5thYears

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@heitner @dennisdoddcbs The only part of the House settlement that remains unchallenged are the trade restraining roster limits that upended the lives of thousands of athletes - the lawyers let these athletes and roster spots disappear because there was no money in defending them.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@WinterSportsLaw This is wrong and you know it. Scholarship athletes were always paid (in kind) and the vast majority of college athletes are still not paid with scholarships or otherwise. Changes: D1 roster limits, unlimited transfers, portals & inability to enforce sensible eligibility rules

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@SMUSwimDiveM How about that 200 Fly? Another Top 10 time for SMU? The team is swimming fast. Go Mustangs!!!

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@kylesockwell @KyleSwim85 You are overlooking the fact that the ACC cannot even produce a basic level broadcast/stream. Many HS and state club champs produce better streams than what the ACC has produced last 2 years - camera aimed at diving well, wrong graphics, no team scores, complete amateur hour.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@kylesockwell Also, every conference has different roster limits for their champ meets. That makes no sense now that there are NCAA imposed roster limits there's no reason for add'l roster limits at the conf champ meets. Swimmers bust their tails all year long and don't deserve to be left home

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@dennisdoddcbs The only aspect of the injunctive relief settlement portion of the House case that seems to have survived are the unfair trade restraining roster limits that the NCAA unnecessarily imposed upon sports, which kicked thousands of athletes off rosters across the country.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@AlbertBreer NCAA Division 1 FBS teams are required to field teams in 16 different sports to be in that league. It is a rule, at least for now.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

I fully understand the issues. And I can oppose employment status for college athletes (which I do) and still point out Baker's incredible hypocrisy.

His letter does not mention employment at all. And in it he writes "our mission has always been ... to provide athletes with opportunities"

Yet, Baker unnecessarily destroyed tens of thousands of opportunities for athletes to compete in college.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

I understand. I was thinking more that if people insist football is a pro sport, it should be run independent of the rest of the athletic department and taxed accordingly. If properly accounted for, many FBS teams would have taxable income including donations.

But again, I think it would be more efficient for the govt to encourage revenue sharing among all teams rather than tax and redistribute.

Lastly, there are other ways to tax entities than income.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@WinterSportsLaw My point was that I'd rather see a government directive or law that would encourage schools to spend on Olympic sports in exchange for their tax free status, rather than have the gov't tax the schools, take a cut, and then return the money to them to fund Olympic sports.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@WinterSportsLaw Just for the record, there are 365 D1 schools that fund Olympic sports. Only ~135 of them have FBS football teams. That means the vast majority of Olympic sports are NOT funded by college football.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

@therealshenger Personally, I still think it is more egregious for the schools to collectively collude and limit the number of student athletes that can play a sport.

[4common_cents @4Common_Cents]

These are the same union s that agree to restrain trade and not let these same college athlete enter their union / sport until they meet their criteria.

There are athletes ready to enter the NFL who are probivitoed from doing so.

Also, the vast majority of college athletes will never play a pro sport. Most college athletes don’t need to have unions and/or collective bargaining rights involved in their lives.

[Nick Strong @nickstrong]

@AnthonyEdge15 @BradleyBaseball @BradleyBraves @hittingmental I will honor that scholarship you had and I will add more. DM ME if you want a chance to play and win a National Title.