September 29, 20169 yr Interesting: Former USC linebacker Lamar Dawson sues NCAA and Pac-12 - LA Times
September 29, 20169 yr This lawsuit will get nowhere, however, for the sake of discussion, current tuition at Southern Cal is $51,442. Add on $8,356 to live in a dorm, and $5,500 for the required meal plan and that totals $65,298 before any additional fees. The current minimum wage in Los Angelas is $10.50. At that rate in order to earn $65,298 in a year one would have to work a little over 93 hours per week (adjusting for overtime and time and a half). And that is if we completely ignore taxation issues. Seems like Lamar got compensated pretty well for his time. Another factor is it isn't like anybody forced him go out to California to play football. I'm sure he could find a minimum wage job around Danville if he had chosen to.
September 29, 20169 yr I wonder why Lamar waited until after his time at USC to sue? I'm not sure athletes are allowed to sue while attending. I think that's in the scholarship.
September 29, 20169 yr Ummmmmmm...:no: Next. Now, to be fair, I wonder how much of this is Dawson's idea, and how much of it is some attorney pushing an idea and needing a face to front it.:idunno:
September 29, 20169 yr I'm not sure athletes are allowed to sue while attending. I think that's in the scholarship. I think you may have missed the sarcasm in my post. He didn't seem to have an issue accepting the terms of the scholarship, playing for 3 years, getting an education. Why didn't he sue for wages when he accepted the scholarship?
September 29, 20169 yr Ummmmmmm...:no: Next. Now, to be fair, I wonder how much of this is Dawson's idea, and how much of it is some attorney pushing an idea and needing a face to front it.:idunno: This. It will absolutely pass eventually. There have been several of these cases and their purpose is to advance the case.
September 29, 20169 yr This. It will absolutely pass eventually. There have been several of these cases and their purpose is to advance the case. I don't think it will, but I've been wrong before. My opinion? If these kids want to be employees, they can be. They can quit sports and work all the jobs they want to. Now, I'm not saying football isn't "work"...it takes a lot of hard work and effort. But it isn't "work" or a "job" in the typical sense of an employee/employer relationship, never has been and I don't think ever should be.
September 29, 20169 yr Being from Boyle I just don't agree with this. IMO just another stupid law suite. I've always been in favor of loser pays the winner's lawyer fees to cut back on these silly law suites.
September 29, 20169 yr Really hate how he ended up, thought for sure I was going to be seeing him on Sundays.
September 30, 20169 yr Really hate how he ended up, thought for sure I was going to be seeing him on Sundays. I may be wrong but playing on Sundays wasn't as much his dream as it was everyone else's.
September 30, 20169 yr Being from Boyle I just don't agree with this. IMO just another stupid law suite. I've always been in favor of loser pays the winner's lawyer fees to cut back on these silly law suites. I agree with it and technically I am from Bowling Green. I'll never understand the idea that the NCAA is allowed to make hundreds of millions of dollars while the kids bringing in that money gets a yearly renewable free ride.
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