""I would see that probably more as an institutional decision as to who they would like to pay the stipend to," Bothof said. "I've heard varying discussions on that as to whether it would be an impact on Title IX or not."

Not sure what, exactly Title IX dictates, but if you don't treat all athletes the same and pay them, then someone will file a discrimination lawsuit - and why not, nothing to lose.

When I attended UC, athletes always had money and if today's athletes (mainly FB players) need more money, then let them get Federal student loans like real people. It's amazing that the only players crying are FB players - seems everyone else gets along fine.

This issue has nothing to do with poor, starving athletes and everything about legalizing giving players money - and if the "stipend" stops under the table bribes, then maybe it's a good thing.

(06-01-2014 05:13 AM)mac6115cd Wrote:  ""I would see that probably more as an institutional decision as to who they would like to pay the stipend to," Bothof said. "I've heard varying discussions on that as to whether it would be an impact on Title IX or not."

Not sure what, exactly Title IX dictates, but if you don't treat all athletes the same and pay them, then someone will file a discrimination lawsuit - and why not, nothing to lose.

When I attended UC, athletes always had money and if today's athletes (mainly FB players) need more money, then let them get Federal student loans like real people. It's amazing that the only players crying are FB players - seems everyone else gets along fine.

This issue has nothing to do with poor, starving athletes and everything about legalizing giving players money - and if the "stipend" stops under the table bribes, then maybe it's a good thing.

Shabby Napier of UCONN BB was crying about going to bed hungry. Then again he was a cry baby about everything on the court. Now he had thousand to spend putting ugly tats all over. Someone needed to tell him life is about choices - tats or eats?

re: "SEC ponders 'Division IV'"

I'm all for a semi-pro football scheme. Just pay the players a flat rate based on years in the program, limit the number of years to 7 (i.e., $15k per year) and no free education (tuition , R&B, books, etc). That way, any school with the money can play.

Save the scholarships for the true students who will use their degree after graduation. College football is just entertainment and it should be treated as such. The joke of the "football student athlete" needs to stop.

NCAA settles with former athletes
Updated: June 9, 2014, 4:38 PM ET
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA announced a $20 million settlement Monday with dozens of former college athletes over college-themed basketball and football video games produced by Electronic Arts.

The agreement comes a little more than one week after the video game manufacturer agreed to a $40 million settlement in a similar but separate case, bringing the total payout planned for athletes to $60 million, said Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs.

Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said it was unclear how much each player will get from a settlement. He estimated each player could receive from $400 to "a couple of thousand dollars."

More than 100,000 athletes could have access to the money, and NCAA officials have said they will not punish any current players who might receive part of the money. Details of the settlement must still be finalized.

"I think it sets a precedent in that regard that if you're going to use a player's likeness in this regard that you're going to have to pay for it," Berman told The Associated Press.

NCAA officials said the deal will end the case brought by former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller that was scheduled for trial in March 2015.

The agreement was announced hours before the NCAA went on trial in federal court in California. Former UCLA star Ed O'Bannon and others filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA over the use of their images in broadcasts and video games without compensation, a case many believe could dramatically change college athletics.

Keller sued EA Sports and the NCAA, saying the video game maker wrongly used the names and likenesses of athletes and that the NCAA sanctioned the practice. His class-action was on behalf of all college athletes depicted in the NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball video games made by EA Sports.

Like O'Bannon's case, Keller's lawsuit alleged that the NCAA unfairly deprived athletes of their share of revenues generated by their performances. But Keller's lawsuit made different legal arguments, claiming the NCAA violated the players' commercial rights when it refused to cut them in on marketing deals using their images.

It was unclear how much each player will get from a settlement that Berman said would mark the first time college athletes will be compensated for their on-field performance. He estimated each player could receive from $400 to "a couple of thousand dollars."

Berman said the two sides spent the past six months discussing a deal.

"With the games no longer in production and the plaintiffs settling their claims with EA and the Collegiate Licensing Company, the NCAA viewed a settlement now as an appropriate opportunity to provide complete closure to the video game plaintiffs," NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said.

The NCAA insists the deal will not change its amateurism rules or the way the game is intended to be played.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...ame-claims

(06-09-2014 03:54 PM)ctipton Wrote:  NCAA settles with former athletes
Updated: June 9, 2014, 4:38 PM ET
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA announced a $20 million settlement Monday with dozens of former college athletes over college-themed basketball and football video games produced by Electronic Arts.

The agreement comes a little more than one week after the video game manufacturer agreed to a $40 million settlement in a similar but separate case, bringing the total payout planned for athletes to $60 million, said Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs.

Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said it was unclear how much each player will get from a settlement. He estimated each player could receive from $400 to "a couple of thousand dollars."

More than 100,000 athletes could have access to the money, and NCAA officials have said they will not punish any current players who might receive part of the money. Details of the settlement must still be finalized.

"I think it sets a precedent in that regard that if you're going to use a player's likeness in this regard that you're going to have to pay for it," Berman told The Associated Press.

NCAA officials said the deal will end the case brought by former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller that was scheduled for trial in March 2015.

The agreement was announced hours before the NCAA went on trial in federal court in California. Former UCLA star Ed O'Bannon and others filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA over the use of their images in broadcasts and video games without compensation, a case many believe could dramatically change college athletics.

Keller sued EA Sports and the NCAA, saying the video game maker wrongly used the names and likenesses of athletes and that the NCAA sanctioned the practice. His class-action was on behalf of all college athletes depicted in the NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball video games made by EA Sports.

Like O'Bannon's case, Keller's lawsuit alleged that the NCAA unfairly deprived athletes of their share of revenues generated by their performances. But Keller's lawsuit made different legal arguments, claiming the NCAA violated the players' commercial rights when it refused to cut them in on marketing deals using their images.

It was unclear how much each player will get from a settlement that Berman said would mark the first time college athletes will be compensated for their on-field performance. He estimated each player could receive from $400 to "a couple of thousand dollars."

Berman said the two sides spent the past six months discussing a deal.

"With the games no longer in production and the plaintiffs settling their claims with EA and the Collegiate Licensing Company, the NCAA viewed a settlement now as an appropriate opportunity to provide complete closure to the video game plaintiffs," NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said.

The NCAA insists the deal will not change its amateurism rules or the way the game is intended to be played.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...ame-claims

I'm sure that "a couple of thousand dollars" is going to mean a lot to The Big O.

Could be...Orchem company went under.

He spent millions of his own money trying to keep it above water.