NCAA dealt huge blow in federal court
Several athletes suing the NCAA were granted class certification yesterday:
"A federal judge granted class certification to three different groups of college athletes Friday in an ongoing antitrust case against the NCAA, a decision that significantly increases the potential financial penalties the NCAA could face if it continues its losing streak in federal court."
IANAL but have been tracking the NCAA's string of losses in federal court the past decade with a certain amount of enjoyment (O'Bannon & Alston being the big cases). From what I can tell, this certification exponentially increases the leverage for plaintiffs and the liability risk to the NCAA.
The NCAA is dying. It just doesn't know it yet.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:24 AM ^
This was already posted but I don't blame you for missing it - well off the main page and had a weird topic name.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:32 AM ^
And it was in the middle of the night. The number of posts have pushed OPs from like 1 a.m. off the main page.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:32 AM ^
Well, crap. That's what I get for jumping into the posting game. I'll take my lumps and go back to being a lurker.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:36 AM ^
It's good info and no doubt most people won't know about the other one.
A technical violation of the MGoBoard rules. A minor violation with a minimal impact.
Obviously this means you get an insta-ban, but also Brian has to shut down the blog now because of this due to his lack of oversight.
November 4th, 2023 at 10:47 AM ^
+1
i see what you did there
November 4th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
I can’t even count this one as a technical violation. I read the original post yesterday and when with that it took a minute of “where did I see that again (because of the weird title and OP without content)…?”
November 4th, 2023 at 10:00 AM ^
I missed the first post, thanks.
November 4th, 2023 at 10:01 AM ^
You’re good. I am the one who posted the news initially, but as he said it had a weird title. Don’t let this discourage you from creating discussion-worthy posts.
November 4th, 2023 at 11:03 AM ^
Salvatore, I was expecting a Theodore Roosevelt being sad his organization is dying comment.
November 4th, 2023 at 11:32 AM ^
Or perhaps a brief refresher on the Spanish Blood Laws.
Kidding: love your posts, Sal!
November 4th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
You made a well written and informative post, with a concise summary, and a working link. I just wish I had more than 1 upvote.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:25 AM ^
Michigan doesn't cheat but multiple interested parties needed dirt. Not just a penalty but damaging dirt. This was one of those parties, and probably the most financially interested. cui prodest? cui bono?
November 4th, 2023 at 11:04 AM ^
and carthage needs to be destroyed
November 4th, 2023 at 11:38 AM ^
+1 for quoting Cato the Elder. We should end all end our posts with this until we burn OSU down and salt their earth on the 25th.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:30 AM ^
The NCAA manages a tournament in March.
Other than that I couldn't tell you what the fuck the NCAA does. Other than try and make the University of Michigans life hell.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:34 AM ^
With the exception of division 1 football, I think the ncaa handles all the post season tournaments to determine the ncaa champion.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:32 AM ^
Shhh, they are making a stink over sign stealing and didn't say shit about money being paid to players for the longest...
November 4th, 2023 at 9:33 AM ^
I would not call this OT. The potential ramifications - including, obviously, for UM athletics - are huge.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:43 AM ^
This is half the reason why it seems like the NCAA is out to get Jim Harbaugh. The other half is how soft 3B Day is.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:45 AM ^
Yeah, this has been inevitable for a while but my guess is we'll see the NCAA cease to exist as currently constituted in the next decade or so. The leagues don't need them, the schools don't really need them, and the one thing they're supposed to be good at - setting consistent rules and administration - has been botched a lot.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:49 AM ^
IANAL? okok nttawtt
November 4th, 2023 at 10:36 AM ^
I’d love to dive into the meaning of that acronym. Break it apart. See what’s inside.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:56 AM ^
conferences may be dying too, at least the way we know it, and the demise of Pac-12 to prove it. I see a football super league with its own TV contract.
November 4th, 2023 at 9:56 AM ^
double post
November 4th, 2023 at 10:02 AM ^
The NCAA is a monopolistic front for greedy-ass university presidents. Start with that. They only care about squeezing money out of college athletics and holding the athletes down is part of that equation. They have no ethics or interest in athletics other than how it pertains to money. They can't be launched into the Sun fast enough.
November 4th, 2023 at 10:03 AM ^
Good.
November 4th, 2023 at 10:08 AM ^
NCAA Rule 340 subsection 12.1.C
"Student athletes now have the potential to earn as much as $25million per school year. Not by our design but by the SCOTUS. We have no say in who will earn what amount of money. But if you buy a recruit lunch we will bury you."
November 4th, 2023 at 10:18 AM ^
Not OT.
November 4th, 2023 at 10:22 AM ^
"a decision that significantly increases the potential financial penalties the NCAA could face if it continues its losing streak in federal court."
Welp, that means that the NCAA has no choice but to pursue Jim Harbaugh for cheeseburgers, an impermissible Zoom call during a deadly pandemic, and for having an idiot staffer who thought he was conducting special ops.
November 4th, 2023 at 10:22 AM ^
Oh, they know it.
Right now they're trying to take Michigan with them.
November 4th, 2023 at 11:02 AM ^
Exactly why we need to tell the BIG to eff off on the suspension as ncaa will be gone by the time spygate gets anywhere.
November 4th, 2023 at 11:10 AM ^
...and it's not just any federal judge who is hearing this case, it is one with a history of rulings in favor of the players. From ESPN:
House vs. the NCAA is being heard in the Northern District of California by Judge Claudia Wilken, whose previous rulings in NCAA cases paved the way for college athletes to profit from their fame and for schools to direct more money into their hands.
November 4th, 2023 at 11:17 AM ^
The sooner the NCAA dies the better
November 4th, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
Strange to see the NCAA getting the death penalty for rules violations. Would you say they engaged a "vast network" to rake in billions of dollars that legally belonged to other people? Think how many cheeseburgers you could buy with those impermissible benefits.
November 4th, 2023 at 12:45 PM ^
Good. Burn it all to the ground.
