College Finally the ultimate court ruling- they must pay college athletes billions in future and past salary

[joy2day]

This is a long time coming- the court has ruled the NCAA must pay back the billions they have stolen from athletes and must pay them in the future.

At first, the NCAA crooks not only stole their money, they stole any chance of a side hustle. The previous lawsuit settled that with NIL. This is pure salary, a different issue.

Don't even embarrass yourself by opining that this is bad for college sports or bad for the athletes; that is an irrelevant argument. No other business in the world can earn billions and make their employees risk life, limb, and CTE basically for free. That is the athlete's money because they earned it.

The whole scholarship bit is a sad argument- they can lose that at any time for not performing and be totally screwed (having to suddenly pay tuition). Also, that is thousands a year while the NCAA crooks steal billions.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/sport/settlement-colleges-pay-athletes-millions-spt

 

[Croaker]

>stole

these programs cant even fund shit outside of the big schools, most schools dont generate the revenue you think they do and the schools are generally ran very poorly like most public entities.

I dont even know what the NCAA gets anymore or how much control they even have lmao

 

[joy2day]

>stole

these programs cant even fund shit outside of the big schools, most schools dont generate the revenue you think they do and the schools are generally ran very poorly like most public entities.

I dont even know what the NCAA gets anymore or how much control they even have lmao

• Total NCAA revenue climbed from $1.286 billion in FY 2023 to $1.377 billion in FY 2024, driven primarily by TV-and-marketing rights fees (≈ 69 %) and championship/tournament revenues (≈ 19 %)
• Sales, services & other revenue, which includes licensing income (e.g., jersey and merchandise royalties), was $41.0 million in FY 2024 (≈ 3.0 % of total)
• Under the House v. NCAA antitrust settlement approved June 6, 2025, each Division I school may distribute up to $20.5 million (rising 4 % annually) to current athletes, representing roughly 22 % of their average media, ticket and sponsorship revenues
• The settlement’s sport-by-sport allocation generally mirrors the back-payment formula: 75 % to football, 15 % to men’s basketball, 5 % to women’s basketball, and 5 % to all other sports
• TV & marketing rights fees rose slightly to $948 million (≈ 69 % of total) in FY 2024, reflecting the ESPN extension and other media contracts
• Championships and NIT tournaments generated $263 million (≈ 19 %) in FY 2024
• Investment gains contributed $120 million (≈ 9 %) in FY 2024
• Sales, services & other, which includes licensing royalties (e.g., jersey and logo merchandise), accounted for $41 million (≈ 3 %) in FY 2024
• Contributions (gifts and grants) are a very small slice (~ 0.25 %) of total revenue

Revenue Breakdown by Category (FY 2024)​

1. TV & Marketing Rights: $948.4 M (68.9 % of total)
2. Championships & NIT: $263.2 M (19.1 %)
3. Investments: $120.5 M (8.8 %)
4. Sales, Services & Other: $41.0 M (3.0 %)
5. Contributions: $3.5 M (0.3 %)

New Player‐Compensation Deal​

Settlement Overview​

• On June 6, 2025, a federal judge granted final approval to the House v. NCAA antitrust settlement, ending long-standing prohibitions on direct school payments to athletes
• The 10-year deal allocates $2.8 billion in back pay (2016–2024) and authorizes current student-athletes to receive direct institutional payments beginning July 1, 2025

Determining the Salary Cap​

• Annual Cap per School: $20.5 million in Year 1, with a 4 % bump each subsequent year
• Underlying Formula: The cap represents approximately 22 % of an average power-conference school’s media-rights, ticket-sales, and sponsorship revenues
• Excluded Revenues: Student fees and general institutional fees are not counted toward the cap

Sport-by-Sport Allocation​

Most schools are expected to follow the settlement’s back-payment formula, allocating their salary pool roughly as follows:

• Football: 75 % of the $20.5 M pool
• Men’s Basketball: 15 %
• Women’s Basketball: 5 %
• All Other Sports: 5 %

Some institutions may instead allocate based directly on each sport’s historical gross revenues, which can skew an even larger share toward football (e.g., > 85 %)

From Sports Pool to Individual Paychecks​

• Per-Sport Pool: Once a school’s overall salary pool is set (e.g., $20.5 M), the portion earmarked for each sport is further divided by the number of eligible athletes on that roster.
• Roster Limits & Grandfathering: New roster caps (e.g., 105 for football) apply in 2026, with current athletes “grandfathered” through their eligibility
• Fair-Market-Value Oversight: The College Sports Commission and Deloitte-managed “NIL Go” clearinghouse will vet any third-party NIL deals over $600 and ensure revenue-sharing payments reflect fair-market value
• Enforcement & Compliance: An enforcement arm (“CAP”) will monitor distributions, with arbitration for disputes on eligibility or over-caps agreements

 

[colorles]

So...back to 2016. Was wondering how far they would go back.

 

[fica]

why would they pay athletes american sports shu=ould pay TAXES

 

[colorles]

why would they pay athletes american sports shu=ould pay TAXES

The American D1 college sports complex is a multi billion dollar industry practically on par with the major professional sports leagues. Division 1 college Football and Basketball are legit on par with the NFL and NBA in popularity. There is big time money there.

 

[fica]

The American D1 college sports complex is a multi billion dollar industry practically on par with the major professional sports leagues. Division 1 college Football and Basketball are legit on par with the NFL and NBA in popularity. There is big time money there.

who cares pay taxes first then athletes if you want

 

[colorles]

who cares pay taxes first then athletes if you want

I just brought this up because in Europe - where I presume you are from - athletes typically go through an academy system and then are signed to the youth teams of major clubs. America has a completely different system where the pipeline is high school to college to professional.