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The beginning of the end?

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Re: The beginning of the end?

Unread post by bcoach » Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:05 pm

appdaze wrote:
bcoach wrote:
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bcoach wrote:What a disaster. If they become employees then tuition and any salary also becomes taxable income. The schools will also have to pay FICA and unemployment insurance. Then hiring and firing would also come under employment laws. During an in-home you better be careful of what questions you ask. They are no longer a potential student they are a potential employee. If they are in a union and they are smoking weed can you fire them? Oh baby they are looking at big problems. If they don't like what the coach is doing that day do they run to their union rep?

It will just be minor league NFL. Run just like the NFL except the players will probably have set salaries across the board.
Yes and all the above applies because they are still employees. We, along with the vast majority of schools could never afford to do it. Again it is a disaster but like ASU66 said it will never happen.

It may not happen for the next decade or so but it will happen eventually. Greed will eventually completely take over and that will be it.
Who is going to pay the bill?

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Re: The beginning of the end?

Unread post by appdaze » Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:34 pm

bcoach wrote:
appdaze wrote:
bcoach wrote:
appdaze wrote:
bcoach wrote:What a disaster. If they become employees then tuition and any salary also becomes taxable income. The schools will also have to pay FICA and unemployment insurance. Then hiring and firing would also come under employment laws. During an in-home you better be careful of what questions you ask. They are no longer a potential student they are a potential employee. If they are in a union and they are smoking weed can you fire them? Oh baby they are looking at big problems. If they don't like what the coach is doing that day do they run to their union rep?

It will just be minor league NFL. Run just like the NFL except the players will probably have set salaries across the board.
Yes and all the above applies because they are still employees. We, along with the vast majority of schools could never afford to do it. Again it is a disaster but like ASU66 said it will never happen.

It may not happen for the next decade or so but it will happen eventually. Greed will eventually completely take over and that will be it.
Who is going to pay the bill?

The ones that can afford it whether through tv contracts, ticket sales, alumni/investor support. MAjor businesses weill be brought in to sponsor equipment and stadiums with advertisements and millionare/billionare investors will get their hands in on the operations.

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