Bring back the Seattle Supersonics. It’s really that fucking simple.

I agree that college sports fans are probably tired of all the talk about lawsuits going on in the space.

But there’s a way to ensure that won’t be the case going forward

Collective bargaining.

Too many are still fighting it though.

Without it, lawsuits are going to continue. twitter.com/finebaum/statu…

With talk of revenue sharing by conferences, colleges, athletes and players associations, there's a critical missing piece: a union. Without it, any 'sharing' would be subject to antitrust litigation.

In a new article, I dive into the key legal issues: sportico.com/law/analysis/2….

Don’t like the way youth sports are delivered in your community? You have the ability to change that.

Five things you should be asking for from city and county officials, captured in a quick guide that serves as a companion to Linda’s terrific story: aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/upl…

'Big Time,' my satirical novel about a big state school's rebrand as 'Coors State University' now available to pre-order, the usual sites. Arne Duncan Jesse Washington NM State MBB Jason Hooten Beto O'Rourke Fran Fraschilla B. David Ridpath Seth Greenberg Daniel Libit Geoff Grammer

Can’t wait to read this!! Will use it in class!

Will collegiate conferences empty their pockets to save the NCAA, whose illegal conduct leaves it facing billions of dollars in antitrust damages that far exceed the NCAA’s net worth?

A two-pronged solution awaits college sports:

First step is a settlement in the House case, which will usher in revenue-sharing era.

Second critical step is to introduce collective bargaining. NCAA can’t just unilaterally establish a salary cap without negotiating with athletes

The NCAA settling the House & Carter antitrust cases would go a long way in helping it resolve big legal problems. But it wouldn't resolve other antitrust cases or whether college athletes are employees who can unionize. It may even cause new legal woes: sportico.com/law/analysis/2….

The Dept of Homeland Security has been requested to issue an update on what it has done to protect foreign college athletes who wish to participate in #NIL .

The request was jointly made by Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy 🟧, Pete Ricketts, and Shelley Moore Capito.
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A new reality is crystal clear: A revenue-sharing paradigm is the only viable solution for the NCAA. Courts are increasingly, if not universally, now viewing the NCAA’s long-antiquated amateur model on the wrong side of antitrust law.

College leaders have been in discussion to settle the House case for months now with any settlement tied to a future athlete compensation model that features sharing revenue with athletes, as reported plenty, including just 10 days ago at Yahoo Sports

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Settling the House case is the first step towards creating a new college athletics model.

It will allow schools to directly share revenue with athletes.

The next step is negotiating directly with athletes.

In a guest article for #ProjectPlay , Linda Flanagan explores governments in three communities that are making sports more accessible. Plus, download a new resource with five ways cities and counties can better organize and support youth sports.

projectplay.org/news/2024/4/30…

It was an honor to explore innovative approaches to youth sports governance for Aspen Sports & Society.

Mildly open is an understatement

Great read. I have something on this coming later this week, but an important takeaway from Ross...a House settlement (which is 99.9% gonna happen) does not necessarily prevent additional NCAA related litigation or 'solve' the biggest existential problems the NCAA is facing.

Court determined result will only raise the artificial ceiling on athlete earnings. Only by accident will it be either the competitively determined or collectively bargained result. Again, just changing who determines economic exploitation of athletes. sports.yahoo.com/what-would-hou…

So all you're doing is watching the Overton window move even further away while hoping/praying for either (1) a Congress who is not inclined to help you to help you; or (2) unionization/collective bargaining, which you refuse to do through an employment model.

Nice work.

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