Bobby Burton Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 It’s the Ivy League. But if they’re employees there, then surely they would meet that criteria in other conferences, too. https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/news/2838475 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Burton Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 We need a lawyer to explain all of this to us. I spoke to one over the weekend that I’m going to try to talk to some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas fan in Georgia Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 If they are considered employees would that revoke scholarships? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Horn Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said: If they are considered employees would that revoke scholarships? No, but the value of the scholarship would be taxable income. Edited February 6 by Realist Horn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Gilbert Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I am not arguing against athletes being ‘school employees’ but this could open up a new can of worms. A couple of thoughts, my wife worked for her college through a Student Works program and did not make her a ‘school employee’. Of course, this was over thirty years ago and things have obviously changed. Secondly, since UT receives federal dollars, could it also be argued that they are Federal employees? I have no idea the answers or even if those are good questions or not. That is why I come here and ask. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Leininger Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 minutes ago, Realist Horn said: No, but the value of the scholarship would be taxable income. Yeah, players are stupid because they are going to be hit with a large tax bill. Ivies don't have athletic scholarships, so it affects them less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsip92 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I think having players viewed as employees is a big step towards the future CFB stratification. The SEC/BIG need the players to unionize so that there is someone to negotiate with to create ground rules for how the new world order will operate. Without that my concern is that the SEC/BIG ends up playing whack-a-mole (N.C.A.A. 2.0) as they try to balance (outline?) their interests with those of the media and players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntOrangeHorn Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 2/5/2024 at 8:58 PM, Neil Leininger said: Yeah, players are stupid because they are going to be hit with a large tax bill. Ivies don't have athletic scholarships, so it affects them less. Players in Texas, Washington and other income tax free states will have an even larger advantage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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