Long Beach State Athletics!: Re: University basketball players ruled to be employees

According to Dartmouth, they are losing money even for their basketball program. I think the athletic departments for the schools will need to be separate from the university administratively just so they (the university) maintain their non-profit tax status.

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wonder if Ivy league not having any schollies has any effect on the ruling.

So are D2 and D3 athletes employees. I mean, the costs of carrying employees for sports is ridiculous.

Even some P5s would have difficulty with this.

Might as well only have club teams. You are gonna pay cross- country and tennis players as employees, lol, where there is zero revenue to begin with?

Congrats to the Athletes, be careful what you wish for is all I can say.

Why bother sponsoring more than 4-5 teams.

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National Labor Relations Board ruled that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the university and therefore eligible to unionize. While this ruling only applies to Dartmouth, I'm sure it won't be long before this applies to all D1 schools. Not sure where this is all headed, but I just know it's not going to be good for the Niners.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nlrb-rules-that-dartmouth-mens-basketball-players-are-employees-in-decision-that-challenges-ncaas-amateurism-model-004752811.html