New low for NCAA

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

http://deadspin.com/quit-college-sports-or-quit-youtube-ncaa-threatens-ucf-1796033861?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

This is absolutely ridiculous. I never want to ever hear them say they look out for the well being of their student athletes. Just pay athletes and get it over with so they can stop with the hypocrisy.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I agree its ridiculous. But with the news about the slap on the wrist for Louisville's escort scandal coming out today, I'm not even sure that its a new low for the NCAA today

[Eldon]

Did you read the whole article? 

He's making money from the YouTube ads

[GGGG]

Did you read the whole article? 

He's making money from the YouTube ads

So why shouldn't he be able to do that?

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

So why shouldn't he be able to do that?

Exactly. He's not paid by the NCAA, I don't like that but whatever, that's fine. So he chooses to make money by other means, perfectly legally and transparent, to help his family in Puerto Rico.

He's not being sponsored by the school to do it so who cares?

[Eldon]

So why shouldn't he be able to do that?

Because that's against the rules.

[GGGG]

Because that's against the rules.

Right.  I understand why they are enforcing the rule.  But it's a dumb rule.

[MUBurrow]

In a vacuum, is there a more ludicrous rule than one prohibiting a person from "profiting from his own likeness"? That only makes sense in the context of trying to rationalize that collegiate sports as we know it today depends on an unpaid labor force. To keep that gravy train going, not only can the NCAA not afford for schools to pay players, but it also cannot afford for anyone else to pay them either.

[Benny B]

Exactly. He's not paid by the NCAA, I don't like that but whatever, that's fine. So he chooses to make money by other means, perfectly legally and transparent, to help his family in Puerto Rico.

He's not being sponsored by the school to do it so who cares?

Is he not leveraging his association with collegiate sports in this endeavor? 

If his YouTube channel was all about playing chess or Macguyvering a gourmet meal from common dorm resources, I'm sure the NCAA wouldn't have a problem with it.   But his YouTube offerings are directly related to his career as a DI football player.  This is no different that Johnny Football selling autographs while he was in school.  It may be a dumb rule, but it's still the rule.

[rocket surgeon]

Right.  I understand why they are enforcing the rule.  But it's a dumb rule.

i'd like to use that reasoning in a lot of things too, but it doesn't work that way.