Taking control back

Part six...

For decades, the NCAA has struggled to keep the association viable and alive. It needs to be fixed.

I have a plan!

My plan may not be perfect, but it will begin to fix the problems facing the NCAA. I’m not professing to get rid of the NCAA. Just restructure and streamline it.

In part FIVE of this series, we redesigned our flagship product, the College Football Playoffs.

Today, we take back control control of our business.

College fans are disgusted by the Transfer Portal and Name-Image-Likeness. However the courts and government agencies are now limiting our control due to the anti-trust laws. And the politicians are circling looking to take advantage for their own special interest. Here’s how we fight back to take back control of our business.

STEP TEN: Form a new association.

This tactical move will weaken the DOJ antitrust case. There will be two separate associations at arms length (new Assoc. and NCAA Division II and III).

STEP TWELVE: Change the eligibility model.

Give athletes five years of eligibility from the time they first enroll in ANY college or university. No more redshirt years. No more medical redshirts. The clock is running

STEP THIRTEEN: Change Transfer Portal eligibility.

College athletes can transfer from their present university after one one year of enrollment at their current university. There will only be one posting window, in February of each year. If not acceptable to the athlete, he/she may be released to sign with a Division II institution.

STEP FOURTEEN: Make college athletes employees of the university.

This will eliminate name-image-likeness (NIL) contracts. Athletes will then have all the rights and benefits of that university’s employees, including health care and pension (if eligible). This will put the street agents out of business and give athletic departments more predictable labor model (cost/budget.)

BOTTOM LINE:

The above actions address antitrust and eligibility concerns, the roster management chaos, improved athlete rights, improved benefits for student-athletes and more predictable labor cost for athletic departments.

In part SEVEN of our series, we take inventory of our strategic goals.

Until then…

GO CANES!