College sports remain a microcosm of everyday life in a multitude of ways. For many, the NCAA mirrors life with imbalance.
Despite warmer temperatures engulfing some of the country, the NCAA remains open for business. As a result, decisions and proceedings do not end with graduation. Instead, administrators from assistants to NCAA executives burn the candle. Unfortunately, much like life itself, the NCAA or at least parts of it do not seem just in their approach.
None of Your Business
Since 1987, Division Two enjoyed a rule that states that only schools that have football or any other particular sport can vote on matters concerning that particular sport. In other words, if you sit as the chancellor of a non- football school, the bylaw prevents your academic institution from voting on football matters. In every way, shape, form, that makes sense. Yet, pockets of Division 2 non-football schools believe that they should possess the ability to vote in every sport-specific matter. On top of that, there are Division Two and Three conferences that actually attempt to self-monetize to create revenue streams. Yet, many will not.
Nonsensical Reasoning
Now, on what planet does this make sense? To an outsider, separated from the corporate educational environment, non-football schools do not need a voice in any matter that does not directly affect them. Similarly, you never hear about non-soccer schools wanting to chime in. Why football? Football generates the largest athletic department revenue. Period. Basketball and baseball round out the top three. If suspicions arise, they should. Non-football schools want a say because they feel like that is a way of controlling some of the policy and money flow. If the Keeping it Real Rule applies, then football keeps many athletic departments afloat. Their matters should remain within the schools that offer it.
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Meanwhile
The Power Five conferences want to settle the House vs. NCAA for 2.7 billion dollars. For a quick reminder, former athletes, as far back as 2016. Now, the good parts? This settlement should eradicate future antitrust cases versus the NCAA. Plus, it calls for a lift on the number of available scholarships to rise. Literally, no cap. Furthermore, the settlement clears the way for schools to handle NIL in-house, minimizing collectives.
The Other Shoe Drops
On the negative side? The non-Power Five schools will also need to pay a percentage of the settlement. This will immediately impact budgets and could possibly affect NCAA payments to smaller Division One conferences. In what world is this fair? In the paragraph above, we discuss non-football schools discussing football matters. Now, we have large football conferences squeezing smaller ones for money. Worse, non- Power Five schools received no warning on contemporaneous updates. In fact, they were told at the last minute. As a result, conference commissioners must meet with school presidents and athletic directors to sort this mess out. Life mirrors the NCAA occasionally. Fairness rarely wins.