B. David Ridpath

Job is Professor of Sport Business at Ohio University and long time member of The Drake Group. Views posted here are solely my own-so deal with it.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@samcehrlich @AndyStaples

[Sam C. Ehrlich @samcehrlich]

@AndyStaples @drridpath Pro/reg would be an absolute blast. THAT'S the Congressional bill we should be shooting for lol.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@FortitudeFitSC @QuincyAvery @ScottyMc71 It was more Wild West before with under the table payments with academic and economic exploitation. Could have fixed this years ago…

[Shannon Terry @ShannonTerry]

Profound statement.

[Andy Staples @AndyStaples]

Unfortunately, you’re never going to get any of the parties to agree to promotion and relegation.

But yes, it would be fun as hell.

[Kevin Hiatt (Formerly Rafter17) @kevin_hiatt]

Can't believe this guy only has 4k followers. This is the preeminent expert in NCAA & the law during this totally chaotic time of NLI's & paying players. If you follow any sort of College Athletics.. Sam should absolutely be on your follow list. One of the best follows right now.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@TimBrando Would

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@TimBrando Sport by sport governance is the way to go and sound facilitate a commissioner

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@FortitudeFitSC @QuincyAvery @ScottyMc71 The ceiling hadn’t been reached and 20 years ago you were capped-even though you got money. Cap is gone-let’s see if it levels out. Budgets were broke long before and labor deserves piece too. Can cut sending elsewhere. No reason to pay coaches what they are getting

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@Playmaker2395 @QuincyAvery @FortitudeFitSC @ScottyMc71 Ok the bargain as an employee and cap coaches too. Money has been running out for other sports for years and hundreds have been dropped but now it’s a problem because athletes get a piece of pie?? 🤦‍♂️

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@QuincyAvery @FortitudeFitSC @ScottyMc71 Similar to other scholarships on campus. Many offer a stipend. Still the college athlete is worth more or people would not pay more.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@QuincyAvery @MauriceMbooth Plus it’s bargained collectively

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@QuincyAvery @smith22187 Any other perks were business expenses chosen by university-their earnings were still capped and restricted when worth more. If what they were getting was enough money one would pay them a penny more but guess what they are worth more-a lot more.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@smith22187 @QuincyAvery They are not good enough to get it and college athletes have value beyond a scholarship-some a lot more. Just because someone else has to pay is not a reason to deny another’s value. That is life. Student debt is a choice not a mandate.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@sabo21 O’Doyle Rules!!!

[Marc Isenberg @marcisenberg]

Pre-NIL, the market for player compensation was artificially set at zero. Now, it’s growing exponentially. Welcome to free market capitalism, Coach. 🤯

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@MitchVingle Creed

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@TimBrando @sabanfaux @SEC @bigten Do not let perfect be the enemy of good. You go to congress you will not get everything you want and some will be what you don’t like.

[B. David Ridpath @drridpath]

@samcehrlich Interesting. Need to dig into this

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