Geno: Make college sports a business

[Podgy]

Do college fans really care whether players go to class?

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma says it's time to "stop the charade of student-athlete." "Let's make it a business."

 

[Xenomorph]

Glad to see he’s on board with the Xeno Model.

 

[GloryDawg]

I think it's already a 31-billion-dollar business.

 

[17itdawg]

At what point do we just drop the collegiate athletics model? Let them be professional athletes at the minor league level for their sport.

 

[Bulldog45]

If it becomes truly “professional” how can they be legally capped at 4 years of eligibility?

 

[RocketDawg]

He's right about the charade part, and it's been that way for a long time. Of course, he's part of the problem.

 

[Xenomorph]

If it becomes truly “professional” how can they be legally capped at 4 years of eligibility?

Why should they be limited to 4 or 5 years? Why do colleges spend hundreds of millions a year to train athletes for the NFL, NBA and MLB?

If they can earn more money playing for a college team than they can elsewhere and they want to keep playing… then I say play on.

 

[Seinfeld]

If it becomes truly “professional” how can they be legally capped at 4 years of eligibility?

and better yet, how are university athletic departments going to keep charading as not for profit institutions?

 

[dgsmith15]

Interesting to hear him take this approach considering the bitching he did earlier this year about how difficult it is to “coach” in modern day.

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[greenbean.sixpack]

I already assumed high profile athletes didn't go to class.

Unlike most big time programs, we actually report minor cheating and self impose harsh penalties.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

I’m on an amateur train myself. Coaches always say what’s in their best interest, no one else’s.

 

[patdog]

I don't think a women's basketball coach really wants to make it a business. This was by far the most successful WNBA season ever in terms of attendance and viewership and revenue. The league still lost $40,000,000 and is looking at a lockout if the players demand more money.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I was not I was not aware the pro leagues were on board and had negotiated their deals.

 

[Ranchdawg]

"Student athlete" ended years ago. Joe Lee Dunn told me State was the only college he coached at that made his players go to class.

 

[Maroon13]

I don't think a women's basketball coach really wants to make it a business. This was by far the most successful WNBA season ever in terms of attendance and viewership and revenue. The league still lost $40,000,000 and is looking at a lockout if the players demand more money.

Bingo. Dude has no clue. If women's college basketball was a business. About 2-4 schools would be in business. Maybe.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Do college fans really care whether players go to class?

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma says it's time to "stop the charade of student-athlete." "Let's make it a business."

I don’t know why I never liked the guy, but I respect him as a coach and agree with everything he just said.