Curious and honest question, in sports like football and basketball, what does it matter if an athlete has Amatuer Status?
Not just football and basketball.
I posted the story about Micheal Phelps.
The only thing that matters is the NCAA figuring out a way to allow,what they previously defined as "professional" athletes to participate in amateur sports.
You totally miss my point. The "Amateur" status matters for several sports, sports like tennis, golf, swimming and etc., but not as much for baseball, basketball, football. Those sports do not have associated international amateur sports, or governing bodies like the USGA, USTA and such. The NCAA can consider what they want as far as amateur status and accept that as a new norm. Example would be Phelps would be able to still compete at Michigan under this new proposal, however a golfer or tennis player may lose Amateur status and lose the ability to compete in many events.
I understand your point.
What I was saying was that this is another issue the NCAA has to figure out.
As I read their rules,a "professional" in a sport cannot participate in that sport in college.
I guess they could do something similar to how they deal with drafted baseball players who get a signing bonus but can still play in college.
Maybe some type of deferred payment.
The other question is the mechanism to make sure the NCAA rules on payments for
endorsements are followed.
Last Edited: 10/31/2019 12:33:27 PM by rpbobcat