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In response to ""There is absolutely no good reason Johnny Manziel shouldn't be allowed to make money signing his name." (Mike Greenberg) -- nm" by Strongbad

That's the reality of the situation that the NCAA would like people never to consider.

Posted by David (aka David) Aug 5 '13, 08:24

If a 19-year-old actor can sign their name for profit, what right does the NCAA have to prevent a 19-year-old athlete from doing it?

Amateur rules *are* glorified slavery.

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apples and oranges - znufrii Aug 5, 08:43 5
- I have no idea what that has to do with anything. When Hermione was at Brown, was she banned from autographs? -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:38 4
  - because her performances in the movies were not connected in any way with her academic career. - znufrii Aug 5, 09:41 1
    - You're just saying no without tying it to anything. - David Aug 5, 09:43
  - a better analogy is "are actors in school plays disallowed from signing autographs?" because hermione wasn't acting for the univeristy. -- nm - amanda Aug 5, 09:41 1
    - but nobody's is lining up to pay college actors for their autographs? -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 09:43
The most obscene thing about this is how much money will be made selling the shit he signed. - Jim Aug 5, 08:27 8
- That's the thing. The NCAA will make tens of millions of dollars selling Johnny Football jerseys. - David Aug 5, 08:29 7
  - And if he just refused to sign anything...he'd be a complete douchebag and the public scorn would be even worse. - Jim Aug 5, 08:30 6
    - Or, just don't take money for your autograph. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 5, 09:20 4
      - We're talking about what's wrong with the rule and the NCAA in general. -- nm - Jim Aug 5, 09:22 3
        
        Oh, the NCAA is hypocritical but most sports leagues are. - Will Hunting Aug 5, 09:24 2
        
        I'm just saying that if I was in the same spot as someone like Johnny Football, I wouldn't sign shit. - Jim Aug 5, 09:26 1
        
        He needs to learn perspective. - Will Hunting Aug 5, 09:31
    - L3. He should write Autograph IOU's - Strongbad Aug 5, 08:37
the contract they sign when they accept their scholarship? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 5, 08:26 2
- Codifying something unethical doesn't make it better. - David Aug 5, 08:27 1
  - not sure how it is unethical, but ok. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 5, 08:44

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