Kolek planning to go pro
https://www.barstoolsports.com/barstoolu/the-ncaa-continues-to-prove-its-the-most-pathetic-corrupt-organizationThoughts?
That was a piece of crap article.
Here I thought we wanted kids to get an education and degree. The certification requires one. Too bad. Just as most schools require coaches to have a degree. Too bad.
So why allow kids to leave college before they have a degree?
Well, that isn't up to colleges. I'm sure they would love a rule requiring kids to stay 4 years.
Forest. Trees.But ok.Hopefully this measures up to your standards https://sports.yahoo.com/nca-as-rich-paul-rule-shows-its-contempt-for-basketball-players-025307241.html
Because the NBA doesn’t require a degree. The NCAA does. Different rules for different orgs, part of life. Some companies allow drinking on the job, some require drug tests, some don’t allow jeans, etc, etc, etc. NCAA said these are the rules. Tough titties.
The Rich Paul rule. Death to the NCAA
I am pretty Rich Paul and Lebron can just buy a college, literally, and get Rich his degree.
Wow look. Cheeks is a lapdog for the NCAA yet again. I am so shocked. There is really no reason for an agent to have a degree. Nothing turns your product more meaningless than to require it when it isn’t necessary.
Every single person that works with the NCAA is required a degree? I hope truck drivers or people putting the NCAA Tournament floors together etc. all enjoyed paying for 4+ years of college to work in the field they do.
Why do schools demand coaches have a degree? It isn’t necessary either, at least to be able to draw up x’s and o’s. Don’t like it, be an agent somewhere else. Play somewhere else. It boggles my mind that people get upset that that association and their members have the legal right to make their own rules. Complain all you wish, requiring the agent has a degree is not an onerous ask. Has anyone thought that perhaps the NCAA is trying to make sure some slapdick who has no legal, financial, or other positive skills that CAN be learned in the process of a degree may be of a benefit to the student athlete? The fact is there are many unscrupulous agents out there, and putting some requirements behind them isn’t the end of the world.
Think about it as regulations and govt oversight ...... from what I understand from some of you this is exactly what we need more of.....protections against evil people doing others wrong. More Regs! More regs! More regs!
Every administrative position at the NCAA requires a degree. Yes. Your truck driving example is odd. To become a truck driver you must pass whatever state requirements or certifications for a license....in other words, the rules or requirements set out by a governing body. If the state wants to require 4 year degrees for truck drivers, that is up to them. If the NCAA wants to require agents have a college degree and certification with the NBA, that is up to them. Straightforward and simple.
If you can accept the truck drivers state certification, then why not accept the fact they are certified by the NBAPA? I can see having them pass a NCAA rules test but requiring a bachelor's degree is ridiculous.
No one is arguing the NCAA doesn't have a right to do it. So stop slapping together that strawman. People are suggesting that the NCAA process is unnecessarily complicated and has ulterior motives.The fact is the NBPA has a pretty thorough process already for certifying agents. Why can't the NCAA simply use that process and require that a NBPA certified agent take some sort of online workshop to make them aware of the NCAAs rules and process (instead of an in-person test)? Because they want to continue to exert control even when it is not necessary to do so. It's an organization that is flailing around trying to retain its influence, but instead looks foolish at every turn.