Quote:NCAA votes to allow athletes to profit from likeness
1:50 PM ET
Dan Murphy
ESPN Staff Writer

The NCAA's top decision-makers voted unanimously Tuesday to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness "in a manner consistent with the collegiate model."

The board directed the three separate divisions of college sports to immediately begin figuring out how to update their rules in a way that maintains a distinction between college and professional sports. The board members said in a release Tuesday that all changes should make sure student-athletes have the same opportunities to make money as all other students, maintain a priority of the education and the collegiate experience, and that rules are "transparent, focused and enforceable" and do not create a competitive imbalance. The board wants each division to implement new rules by January 2021.

"We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes," board chair Michel Drake said. "Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships."

The association's board of governors gathered Tuesday morning on the campus of Emory University for their final regularly scheduled meeting of 2019. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and Big East commissioner Val Ackerman presented recommendations to the board members on how to modify the NCAA's rules on students profiting from name, image and likeness. Smith and Ackerman have spent the past several months spearheading a working group that was appointed to evaluate the issue.

The working group was formed in May, months after a pair of politicians proposed bills to make the NCAA's rules about endorsement deals illegal. Nancy Skinner, a democratic California state senator, wrote a bill that was signed into law in late September. That law will prohibit California schools from punishing their athletes for accepting endorsement money starting in January 2023.

More than a dozen states have expressed interest in creating laws similar to California's in the past several months. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week voiced his support for a bill introduced in his state that could go into effect sometime this summer if passed in its current form. The variety of solutions proposed in different states prompted NCAA leaders including president Mark Emmert to say that they would prefer a uniform national law or rule that applies to all members of their association.

U.S. Congressman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) proposed a bill to change the federal tax code in a way that would likely force the NCAA to give all student-athletes the rights to sell their name, image and likeness. The current proposal would create an unrestricted market for college athletes to seek endorsement deals. Walker said earlier this month that he hoped to bring his bill to a vote in early 2020, which could mean it would go into effect in January 2021.

Walker and Skinner both said they would be willing to modify their legislation or work with the NCAA to create new rules, but they felt legislative pressure was necessary to force college sports' leader to act.

Another federal bill that will likely allow for some NCAA regulation is expected soon. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a current Republic from Ohio and former college and professional football player, plans to introduce his own legislation in the coming months. Gonzalez played wide receiver at Ohio State during Smith's first two years as athletic director for the Buckeyes. Gonzalez said he has talked to Smith about ways to install "guard rails" to avoid unintended negative consequences while making what Gonzalez considers to be some necessary changes.

Gonzalez previously said he wanted to hear what Smith and Ackerman proposed at Tuesday's meeting before introducing new legislation.

The NCAA's typical legislative process runs from November through April. The deadline to propose new rules for the board's consideration is this week, but exceptions have been made in the past to consider late proposals. After soliciting feedback from leaders of all three divisions of college sports, the board votes on proposed rules during their annual April meeting.

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

(10-29-2019 01:33 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

In all seriousness, I'm curious how long it'd take EA Sports to update the game? EA has been upfront about wanting to bring it back. They'd first need NCAA to approve player compensation for likeness, then to negotiate a contract with all players assumably through an association, then they can develop. They could likely start development (who say's they haven't) and work for fall of 2020 under the risk that NCAA goes through with this and it doesn't fall through anywhere.

(10-29-2019 01:40 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:33 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

In all seriousness, I'm curious how long it'd take EA Sports to update the game? EA has been upfront about wanting to bring it back. They'd first need NCAA to approve player compensation for likeness, then to negotiate a contract with all players assumably through an association, then they can develop. They could likely start development (who say's they haven't) and work for fall of 2020 under the risk that NCAA goes through with this and it doesn't fall through anywhere.

They've got a working framework for the sport with Madden, and I'm guessing that they have some sort of UI built in principle for all of the Dynasty stuff given the comments that EA Sports Division execs have said in recent years about how much they would like the franchise back so they aren't exactly building it from the ground up. If I had to guess, your timetable would make sense...they could probably have it up and running for Fall 2020.

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:40 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:33 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

In all seriousness, I'm curious how long it'd take EA Sports to update the game? EA has been upfront about wanting to bring it back. They'd first need NCAA to approve player compensation for likeness, then to negotiate a contract with all players assumably through an association, then they can develop. They could likely start development (who say's they haven't) and work for fall of 2020 under the risk that NCAA goes through with this and it doesn't fall through anywhere.

They've got a working framework for the sport with Madden, and I'm guessing that they have some sort of UI built in principle for all of the Dynasty stuff given the comments that EA Sports Division execs have said in recent years about how much they would like the franchise back so they aren't exactly building it from the ground up. If I had to guess, your timetable would make sense...they could probably have it up and running for Fall 2020.

Please Please Please Please Please

Been having to settle for running the Chip Kelly playbook in Madden 18 with a fast drafted qb.

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:40 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:33 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

In all seriousness, I'm curious how long it'd take EA Sports to update the game? EA has been upfront about wanting to bring it back. They'd first need NCAA to approve player compensation for likeness, then to negotiate a contract with all players assumably through an association, then they can develop. They could likely start development (who say's they haven't) and work for fall of 2020 under the risk that NCAA goes through with this and it doesn't fall through anywhere.

They've got a working framework for the sport with Madden, and I'm guessing that they have some sort of UI built in principle for all of the Dynasty stuff given the comments that EA Sports Division execs have said in recent years about how much they would like the franchise back so they aren't exactly building it from the ground up. If I had to guess, your timetable would make sense...they could probably have it up and running for Fall 2020.

Please Please Please Please Please

Been having to settle for running the Chip Kelly playbook in Madden 18 with a fast drafted qb.

I'm still running out the NCAA 14 game with Operation Sports roster updates...but man is my PS3 chugging along now.

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:40 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:33 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

In all seriousness, I'm curious how long it'd take EA Sports to update the game? EA has been upfront about wanting to bring it back. They'd first need NCAA to approve player compensation for likeness, then to negotiate a contract with all players assumably through an association, then they can develop. They could likely start development (who say's they haven't) and work for fall of 2020 under the risk that NCAA goes through with this and it doesn't fall through anywhere.

They've got a working framework for the sport with Madden, and I'm guessing that they have some sort of UI built in principle for all of the Dynasty stuff given the comments that EA Sports Division execs have said in recent years about how much they would like the franchise back so they aren't exactly building it from the ground up. If I had to guess, your timetable would make sense...they could probably have it up and running for Fall 2020.

Please Please Please Please Please

Been having to settle for running the Chip Kelly playbook in Madden 18 with a fast drafted qb.

I'm still running out the NCAA 14 game with Operation Sports roster updates...but man is my PS3 chugging along now.

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/27957981/ncaa-votes-allow-athletes-profit-likeness?sf222473098=1&fbclid=IwAR1T1jE0Gp9Bcx9DC5zlEJGMC_yZledBwZtx5nujIOqXlYjW0O8s-U3qxfQ

Quote:NCAA votes to allow athletes to profit from likeness
1:50 PM ET
Dan Murphy
ESPN Staff Writer

The NCAA's top decision-makers voted unanimously Tuesday to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness "in a manner consistent with the collegiate model."

The board directed the three separate divisions of college sports to immediately begin figuring out how to update their rules in a way that maintains a distinction between college and professional sports. The board members said in a release Tuesday that all changes should make sure student-athletes have the same opportunities to make money as all other students, maintain a priority of the education and the collegiate experience, and that rules are "transparent, focused and enforceable" and do not create a competitive imbalance. The board wants each division to implement new rules by January 2021.

"We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes," board chair Michel Drake said. "Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships."

The association's board of governors gathered Tuesday morning on the campus of Emory University for their final regularly scheduled meeting of 2019. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and Big East commissioner Val Ackerman presented recommendations to the board members on how to modify the NCAA's rules on students profiting from name, image and likeness. Smith and Ackerman have spent the past several months spearheading a working group that was appointed to evaluate the issue.

The working group was formed in May, months after a pair of politicians proposed bills to make the NCAA's rules about endorsement deals illegal. Nancy Skinner, a democratic California state senator, wrote a bill that was signed into law in late September. That law will prohibit California schools from punishing their athletes for accepting endorsement money starting in January 2023.

More than a dozen states have expressed interest in creating laws similar to California's in the past several months. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week voiced his support for a bill introduced in his state that could go into effect sometime this summer if passed in its current form. The variety of solutions proposed in different states prompted NCAA leaders including president Mark Emmert to say that they would prefer a uniform national law or rule that applies to all members of their association.

U.S. Congressman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) proposed a bill to change the federal tax code in a way that would likely force the NCAA to give all student-athletes the rights to sell their name, image and likeness. The current proposal would create an unrestricted market for college athletes to seek endorsement deals. Walker said earlier this month that he hoped to bring his bill to a vote in early 2020, which could mean it would go into effect in January 2021.

Walker and Skinner both said they would be willing to modify their legislation or work with the NCAA to create new rules, but they felt legislative pressure was necessary to force college sports' leader to act.

Another federal bill that will likely allow for some NCAA regulation is expected soon. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a current Republic from Ohio and former college and professional football player, plans to introduce his own legislation in the coming months. Gonzalez played wide receiver at Ohio State during Smith's first two years as athletic director for the Buckeyes. Gonzalez said he has talked to Smith about ways to install "guard rails" to avoid unintended negative consequences while making what Gonzalez considers to be some necessary changes.

Gonzalez previously said he wanted to hear what Smith and Ackerman proposed at Tuesday's meeting before introducing new legislation.

The NCAA's typical legislative process runs from November through April. The deadline to propose new rules for the board's consideration is this week, but exceptions have been made in the past to consider late proposals. After soliciting feedback from leaders of all three divisions of college sports, the board votes on proposed rules during their annual April meeting.

(10-29-2019 01:52 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/27957981/ncaa-votes-allow-athletes-profit-likeness?sf222473098=1&fbclid=IwAR1T1jE0Gp9Bcx9DC5zlEJGMC_yZledBwZtx5nujIOqXlYjW0O8s-U3qxfQ

Quote:NCAA votes to allow athletes to profit from likeness
1:50 PM ET
Dan Murphy
ESPN Staff Writer

The NCAA's top decision-makers voted unanimously Tuesday to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness "in a manner consistent with the collegiate model."

The board directed the three separate divisions of college sports to immediately begin figuring out how to update their rules in a way that maintains a distinction between college and professional sports. The board members said in a release Tuesday that all changes should make sure student-athletes have the same opportunities to make money as all other students, maintain a priority of the education and the collegiate experience, and that rules are "transparent, focused and enforceable" and do not create a competitive imbalance. The board wants each division to implement new rules by January 2021.

"We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes," board chair Michel Drake said. "Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships."

The association's board of governors gathered Tuesday morning on the campus of Emory University for their final regularly scheduled meeting of 2019. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and Big East commissioner Val Ackerman presented recommendations to the board members on how to modify the NCAA's rules on students profiting from name, image and likeness. Smith and Ackerman have spent the past several months spearheading a working group that was appointed to evaluate the issue.

The working group was formed in May, months after a pair of politicians proposed bills to make the NCAA's rules about endorsement deals illegal. Nancy Skinner, a democratic California state senator, wrote a bill that was signed into law in late September. That law will prohibit California schools from punishing their athletes for accepting endorsement money starting in January 2023.

More than a dozen states have expressed interest in creating laws similar to California's in the past several months. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week voiced his support for a bill introduced in his state that could go into effect sometime this summer if passed in its current form. The variety of solutions proposed in different states prompted NCAA leaders including president Mark Emmert to say that they would prefer a uniform national law or rule that applies to all members of their association.

U.S. Congressman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) proposed a bill to change the federal tax code in a way that would likely force the NCAA to give all student-athletes the rights to sell their name, image and likeness. The current proposal would create an unrestricted market for college athletes to seek endorsement deals. Walker said earlier this month that he hoped to bring his bill to a vote in early 2020, which could mean it would go into effect in January 2021.

Walker and Skinner both said they would be willing to modify their legislation or work with the NCAA to create new rules, but they felt legislative pressure was necessary to force college sports' leader to act.

Another federal bill that will likely allow for some NCAA regulation is expected soon. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a current Republic from Ohio and former college and professional football player, plans to introduce his own legislation in the coming months. Gonzalez played wide receiver at Ohio State during Smith's first two years as athletic director for the Buckeyes. Gonzalez said he has talked to Smith about ways to install "guard rails" to avoid unintended negative consequences while making what Gonzalez considers to be some necessary changes.

Gonzalez previously said he wanted to hear what Smith and Ackerman proposed at Tuesday's meeting before introducing new legislation.

The NCAA's typical legislative process runs from November through April. The deadline to propose new rules for the board's consideration is this week, but exceptions have been made in the past to consider late proposals. After soliciting feedback from leaders of all three divisions of college sports, the board votes on proposed rules during their annual April meeting.

What does "in a manner consistent with the collegiate model."
mean?

(10-29-2019 01:48 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:42 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:40 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-29-2019 01:33 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  In all seriousness, I'm curious how long it'd take EA Sports to update the game? EA has been upfront about wanting to bring it back. They'd first need NCAA to approve player compensation for likeness, then to negotiate a contract with all players assumably through an association, then they can develop. They could likely start development (who say's they haven't) and work for fall of 2020 under the risk that NCAA goes through with this and it doesn't fall through anywhere.

They've got a working framework for the sport with Madden, and I'm guessing that they have some sort of UI built in principle for all of the Dynasty stuff given the comments that EA Sports Division execs have said in recent years about how much they would like the franchise back so they aren't exactly building it from the ground up. If I had to guess, your timetable would make sense...they could probably have it up and running for Fall 2020.

Please Please Please Please Please

Been having to settle for running the Chip Kelly playbook in Madden 18 with a fast drafted qb.

I'm still running out the NCAA 14 game with Operation Sports roster updates...but man is my PS3 chugging along now.

I‘be still got the PS3. Should I be looking to upgrade?

(10-29-2019 01:22 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  WE GET NCAA FOOTBALL 2021!!!!!

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/27957981/ncaa-votes-allow-athletes-profit-likeness?sf222473098=1&fbclid=IwAR1T1jE0Gp9Bcx9DC5zlEJGMC_yZledBwZtx5nujIOqXlYjW0O8s-U3qxfQ

Quote:NCAA votes to allow athletes to profit from likeness
1:50 PM ET
Dan Murphy
ESPN Staff Writer

The NCAA's top decision-makers voted unanimously Tuesday to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness "in a manner consistent with the collegiate model."

The board directed the three separate divisions of college sports to immediately begin figuring out how to update their rules in a way that maintains a distinction between college and professional sports. The board members said in a release Tuesday that all changes should make sure student-athletes have the same opportunities to make money as all other students, maintain a priority of the education and the collegiate experience, and that rules are "transparent, focused and enforceable" and do not create a competitive imbalance. The board wants each division to implement new rules by January 2021.

"We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes," board chair Michel Drake said. "Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships."

The association's board of governors gathered Tuesday morning on the campus of Emory University for their final regularly scheduled meeting of 2019. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and Big East commissioner Val Ackerman presented recommendations to the board members on how to modify the NCAA's rules on students profiting from name, image and likeness. Smith and Ackerman have spent the past several months spearheading a working group that was appointed to evaluate the issue.

The working group was formed in May, months after a pair of politicians proposed bills to make the NCAA's rules about endorsement deals illegal. Nancy Skinner, a democratic California state senator, wrote a bill that was signed into law in late September. That law will prohibit California schools from punishing their athletes for accepting endorsement money starting in January 2023.

More than a dozen states have expressed interest in creating laws similar to California's in the past several months. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week voiced his support for a bill introduced in his state that could go into effect sometime this summer if passed in its current form. The variety of solutions proposed in different states prompted NCAA leaders including president Mark Emmert to say that they would prefer a uniform national law or rule that applies to all members of their association.

U.S. Congressman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) proposed a bill to change the federal tax code in a way that would likely force the NCAA to give all student-athletes the rights to sell their name, image and likeness. The current proposal would create an unrestricted market for college athletes to seek endorsement deals. Walker said earlier this month that he hoped to bring his bill to a vote in early 2020, which could mean it would go into effect in January 2021.

Walker and Skinner both said they would be willing to modify their legislation or work with the NCAA to create new rules, but they felt legislative pressure was necessary to force college sports' leader to act.

Another federal bill that will likely allow for some NCAA regulation is expected soon. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a current Republic from Ohio and former college and professional football player, plans to introduce his own legislation in the coming months. Gonzalez played wide receiver at Ohio State during Smith's first two years as athletic director for the Buckeyes. Gonzalez said he has talked to Smith about ways to install "guard rails" to avoid unintended negative consequences while making what Gonzalez considers to be some necessary changes.

Gonzalez previously said he wanted to hear what Smith and Ackerman proposed at Tuesday's meeting before introducing new legislation.

The NCAA's typical legislative process runs from November through April. The deadline to propose new rules for the board's consideration is this week, but exceptions have been made in the past to consider late proposals. After soliciting feedback from leaders of all three divisions of college sports, the board votes on proposed rules during their annual April meeting.

(10-29-2019 07:04 PM)bearcat54 Wrote:  now, let the Kentucky, Duke, UCLA, North Carolina, Notre Dame boosters start throwing money in by the millions to entice the young potential stars with advertising dollars.
Small schools are doomed now. Thanks NCAA. We always could count on the NCAAA to ruin the game.

(10-29-2019 10:50 PM)glacier_dropsy Wrote:  All it solves is bringing some of the current payments out from under the table, generating more tax revenue, and bringing back some good video game series. I am all for it.