OT College Student Athletes To Unionize

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  1. Mediocre Man

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    True. I guess I’m thinking more Teamsters than Team sports
     
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    Most Teamsters are in the trucking industry. There’s a myriad of different kind of unions out there.

    Teamsters is the best though.
     
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    beliefs are beliefs
     
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    I was a shop steward and union foreman in a previous part of my life. Fun times
     
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    The NBA has a players union for a long time, and none of these hypotheticals are in place. But they are interesting questions.
     
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    What is the affect on minor sports, such as soccer? HCP's daughter plays. Not sure how many scholarships women's soccer gets per year. I know men's soccer only gets 10 per season that are divided up amongst 25 or so players. I wrestled back in the day at OSU and they could only give me tuition and fees due to only having the 10 scholarships as well. Do these athletes now become full scholarship, getting room and board like football and basketball? My oldest is an outstanding soccer player as a 16 y/o. Got back from playing for four months in Germany in December. Mens college soccer is such a shit show he isn't even answering emails from college coaches or attending ID Camps. Just planning to go back to Germany as soon as he graduates as a 17 y/o. He knows I can afford his soccer and I could also sign him to an NIL deal myself as am a senior partner in several business ventures. He doesn't want it. He can always go to college if he needs it but it is a waste of time for talented players. This may pertain to my 10 y/o in the future, but he will most likely follow in his brothers footsteps and go to Germany to play as well.
     
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    Yeah man youth soocer is a mess. NCAA D1 has something strange like 9.9 scholarships. Women have 14. D1 Men’s programs now are basically bringing in 24 year old European freshman, it’s crazy. Anyway, that’s what I’m talking about, what about the NON football/basketball sports…..they won’t have the pull as a Duck football Union. Are they the one who would lose their benefits or would this be good for them?
     
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    No, but I have dined with James Hoffa if that counts for anything
     
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    So you are the one who knows where he is! Dined with him last week? Last month? Last year?

    :grim:
     

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