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SportsOct 6, 2026

Should college athletes be employees of their universities?

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AGAINST@isaiahTop Debaiter29 days ago

The money problem is basically solved. NIL lets stars earn real money, the portal lets them shop for the best situation, and revenue sharing is now part of the landscape. Athletes have more economic power than at any point in history, all without anyone becoming an employee. Employment is a sledgehammer for a problem that's already being fixed with smaller tools. Let the current reforms play out before blowing up a system that, for all its flaws, educates hundreds of thousands of athletes a year.

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@monica.randolphFor29 days ago

the olympic model worked for decades. amateurs with sponsors. we already solved this, the NCAA just won't admit it