Great news.

Oh wow. Big news

TNT

10/29/19 11:57am

Great news.

BigD Coug

10/29/19 11:57am

I'm afraid this will force us to get into a major conference, or kill our sports programs

Hank Rearden

10/29/19 11:58am

I'm in the "kill our sports program" camp. We won't pay our coaches, we most definitely will not pay our

Bert609

10/29/19 12:03pm

This has nothing to do with schools paying athletes

Big Tuna

10/29/19 12:13pm

This will now allow boosters to come in....

bluebrotha

10/29/19 12:26pm

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Cougazul

10/29/19 12:36pm

Money talks. BYU has Lots of money. BYU’s donors could now be unleashed. BYU’s

bluebrotha

10/29/19 12:24pm

If the boosters are allowed to. My guess is that BYU will self-ban athletes from

momowagon

10/29/19 1:18pm

Freedom wins.

joelvandyne

10/29/19 11:57am

Yep, capitalism>>>>

messi

10/29/19 1:14pm

RE: The NCAA just caved

Y-Zag

10/29/19 11:57am

This will hurt BYU.

mudpupper

10/29/19 11:57am

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immacougar

10/29/19 11:58am

The issue is big market teams have an advantage

donnerstag

10/29/19 12:00pm

Yep, this will be the case. Just going to become minor league NFL

Cougar8Duck

10/29/19 12:03pm

Maybe. Nobody in LA seems to care about UCLA while plenty of people in Alabama

Gustav

10/29/19 12:03pm

It’s the school brand as well as the market

puntersarepeople

10/29/19 12:26pm

Bama players gonna clean up on all the fans in the trailer parks.

WDaddy

10/29/19 12:38pm

Bingo. How much a player will get paid will be #1 recruiting concern.

Hank Rearden

10/29/19 12:03pm

You mean just like it has been for decades.

messi

10/29/19 1:15pm

Only big names and starters will really earn anything most likely.

The Llama

10/29/19 12:05pm

yet every quality HS recruit thinks they will be the big name just like they expect to start as incoming freshman

Hank Rearden

10/29/19 12:07pm

True, but maybe see more transfer situations than we do even now.

The Llama

10/29/19 12:09pm

The players that have multiple P5 offers will have to factor this in

donnerstag

10/29/19 12:09pm

I would think majority of this money would be coming

The Llama

10/29/19 12:10pm

You think NIKE/Knight fund Oregon now, wait until every single Duck is on a

Cougar8Duck

10/29/19 12:14pm

T.Boone Pickens is dead, but I agree with your point

donnerstag

10/29/19 12:15pm

Huh. Thanks for the info.

Cougar8Duck

10/29/19 12:19pm

T. Boone would be tossing in his grave if he heard his

The Llama

10/29/19 12:18pm

Haha. I'll leave it. I know it's state and was thinking it, woops!

Cougar8Duck

10/29/19 12:20pm

It’s all about the teams brand, not the individual players

puntersarepeople

10/29/19 12:24pm

No way. It helps them.

Baron

10/29/19 11:59am

How? Not disagreeing, just curious your angle on it.

Iman23

10/29/19 12:04pm

The bigger and more passionate the fanbase, the more endorsements athletes will

ldssdl

10/29/19 12:10pm

^^^this^^^ schools with the biggest market will get paid more. BYU is a big

bluebrotha

10/29/19 12:22pm

How?

BengalCougar

10/29/19 11:59am

You think BYU will have "advertisers" that can compete with the big boys?

mudpupper

10/29/19 12:11pm

I think only top player's will really get paid, most athlete's won't ever see much, if any money. And I think there...

BengalCougar

10/29/19 12:26pm

Disagree. BYU has an insane fan base, Jimmer could have made millions in college

ayfan

10/29/19 12:03pm

Right. We'll give them a lot more socks and step up from a used jetta to a new Sentra

Radioactive Coug

10/29/19 12:09pm

Who is going to pay the BYU players though? I want to believe this but I find it

IceCreamButt

10/29/19 12:20pm

Imagine a soccer clinic run by Women soccer players, selling t-shirts

ayfan

10/29/19 12:24pm

"Insane fan base", let's not get too carried away. BYU Football and its fanbase

Diablo and Doc

10/29/19 7:03pm

EASports NCAA Football 2020--BRING IT ON!!!!

Phred84044

10/29/19 11:58am

NCAA Football 2021 let’s go!

Duke Silver

10/29/19 11:58am

totally OK with that. Now anyone have strong feelings as to

BYU71

10/29/19 11:58am

RE: totally OK with that. Now anyone have strong feelings as to

Bert609

10/29/19 12:01pm

I don't see BYU having a problem with it, it doesn't cost them anything.

BengalCougar

10/29/19 12:10pm

So all the people who were against the law are now mad at the NCAA?

Baron

10/29/19 11:58am

This doesn’t seem like the best news for BYU.

TriggerWarning

10/29/19 11:58am

Even for non starters. They’ll be able to consolidate even more talent

YIsForBrigham

10/29/19 11:59am

I am assuming you think BYU will not follow suit, let athletes

BYU71

10/29/19 12:01pm

Even if they do, it still hurts.

TriggerWarning

10/29/19 12:02pm

This has nothing to do with BYU paying players.

molodyets

10/29/19 1:23pm

I don't think they had much choice at this point...

CoachSpeak

10/29/19 11:58am

This is excellent news for student athletes! Way to go California for making this happen

spinner

10/29/19 11:59am

If done right- it is excellent news. If done wrong, it will ruin college sports

RalphWiggam

10/29/19 12:19pm

The way it'd been going was wrong, too

spinner

10/29/19 12:23pm

Sad but true.

kalifi

10/29/19 12:42pm

Terrible for amateur sports. The NFL should just have a minor league and leave

Benfica1

10/29/19 12:33pm

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Bert609

10/29/19 11:59am

No, it just means EA Sports pays more to players and less to the NCAA

Doogal McCougar

10/29/19 12:01pm

Good for California for forcing the NCAA's hand.

TCuz

10/29/19 11:59am

Some point in the next two decades: “Welcome to the annual Alabama vs Clemson

gwalker

10/29/19 12:00pm

Those programs already pay players...time to make it permissible

LosAlcoug

10/29/19 12:01pm

That is going to be much less likely.

Baron

10/29/19 12:02pm

Even now I don't care about college football anymore. Except for

BYU71

10/29/19 12:03pm

Will BYU play ball here or just shut it all down?

Iman23

10/29/19 12:00pm

We’ll be the best supported FCS team in America.

gwalker

10/29/19 12:02pm

BYU doesn't have to do anything. Just get out of the way.

Doogal McCougar

10/29/19 12:02pm

Yeah, BYU is going to shut down it's athletic program because players are allowed to make money.

Sea Chicken

10/29/19 12:02pm

BYU doesn't have to play ball, they won't be paying players. And I don't see why BYU would have a problem with...

BengalCougar

10/29/19 12:03pm

The schools don't pay.

Baron

10/29/19 12:03pm

Good. Now restore Rose's wins and Yoeli's eligibility.

Blueto

10/29/19 12:00pm

Wow

cougfanblue

10/29/19 12:01pm

Well done, California. Champions of the free market.

cougfanblue

10/29/19 12:02pm

They just want to tax it now

Turnpike Lane

10/29/19 12:02pm

It's true, but funny that this is the opposite of what the California lawmakers

Doogal McCougar

10/29/19 12:03pm

So how does this effect BYU?

BlueVU

10/29/19 12:03pm

It was expected, and predicted. The NCAA had no choice.

Everyman

10/29/19 12:04pm

either the NCAA or California had to blink

run26

10/29/19 12:06pm

Too many states were in the process of studying/debating similar

Everyman

10/29/19 12:08pm

Great for the students, but not so great for schools with high ethics in

donnerstag

10/29/19 12:06pm

It's gonna be peanuts for most kids, and very few will get much of anything. Pro leagues will still dominate.

Turnpike Lane

10/29/19 12:08pm

If there is a $25 million gap between the football expenses and revenue

donnerstag

10/29/19 12:12pm

Wait... does this mean NCAA FOOTBALL VIDEO GAME IS BACK!?

Gerald-DeGroot

10/29/19 12:07pm

This seems to open the door for EA to re-start the video game franchise

donnerstag

10/29/19 12:13pm

No details. Could work with a solid framework like was posted yesterday

mokelembembe

10/29/19 12:08pm

Nice to see a post from you and also see a number of the

BYU71

10/29/19 12:08pm

If athletes are paid then the NCAA becomes a development league for the NFL/NBA

doktorpfeffer

10/29/19 12:09pm

I think it some ways it already is. We can't have a pro team in Utah

BYU71

10/29/19 12:13pm

Seems like Oregon will get every recruit they want now.

Venom

10/29/19 12:11pm

Could help Maryland. Underarmour founded by Maryland Alum.

Y-Zag

10/29/19 12:15pm

Only difference is it will all be above board.

crack

10/29/19 12:24pm

NCAA Football wahoo!!!

PessimisticCB

10/29/19 12:21pm

Welcome to something other than Political Discussion category! 🙂 (just teasing)

StarMan

10/29/19 12:25pm

Dayan wrapped in a minky surrounded by dairy cows... Great promo.

germm

10/29/19 12:34pm

Somewhere Jeremy Bloom is super ticked!

UberDeek

10/29/19 12:36pm

How long until there is an NCAAFBPA?

ryebrye

10/29/19 12:44pm

There never will be one. They'll probably just license through the NCAA and give out a fee.

-C9-

10/29/19 12:57pm

Ironic that taking an athlete to Disneyland got us 47 wins vacated, but paying

momowagon

10/29/19 1:15pm

I wonder if it’s possible, and that schools will try...

CoachSpeak

10/29/19 1:34pm

I think you’re probably on to something. What happens when the women’s team

Jay Rick

11/2/19 8:06pm

And it lets them retain a level of control...

CoachSpeak

11/2/19 8:12pm

So when does Yeoli's suspension get reversed?

Orem58thBall

10/29/19 6:38pm

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