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Universities, even some individuals universities, have benefitted financially far, far more than the NCAA.
by monoideism 6y ago
Universities, even some individuals universities, have benefitted financially far, far more than the NCAA.
- klyrs 6y agoMany universities have separate athletics departments which are legally separate entities. The financial benefit goes to the department, not to the university.
- monoideism 6y agoA rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
- bumby 6y agoI agree, but I don’t think one point negates the other
- monoideism 6y agoOK, but it was an odd omission, if we're discussing organizations that financially benefitted from football.
- bumby 6y agoThe NFL is generally the main culprit when it comes to discussions about hiding evidence of the risk. I felt the NCAA was more analogous to the NFL
- monoideism 6y agoThat's a good point, and I see now where you were coming from, since you also didn't mention NFL teams. That said, from an ethical perspective, any lawsuits for CTE in football players should also include the universities would benefitted immensely from the program, particularly in the case of mega-programs like USC.