Re: Transfer Portal
Originally Posted by
tjamz
It's a tough call honestly.
On one hand, the current/previous (more so previous) system allows the student athlete an internship to hone their craft and determine if that is a career path they wish to take. It's low pay and demanding, but it is a contract that they enter into to attempt to crack the labor market. On top of that, if their internship doesn't land them an opportunity at one of the 32 high paying institutions, they may still have opportunities at lower tier organizations (CFL/USFL/XFL) to pursue their dreams. On top of that, they are earning a degree that should help them transition into the traditional work force. Add in the local name recognition and you see that there are some opportunities that open for guys like Drago and Jirik who parlay their name and knowledge that they earned at NDSU to create multiple businesses and revenue streams for themselves.
On the other hand you have the idea of a free market where the athlete can market themselves and earn immediate income off of their name, image & likeness. Literally no-one would bat an eye if an academic scholar was a standout in their field of study and accepted an opportunity to attend MIT, Harvard, Yale, etc... Nor would anyone have an issue with them creating something marketable and profiting from it while attending school. Maybe it's an app, maybe it's a new form of vehicle propulsion, maybe it's a radical new way to grow and harvest crops or maybe it's creating an OnlyFans page and making money off of guys like Izzy.
I can make an argument for either option. I could also make an argument that if you choose to leave the university before your contract is up, you forfeit some/all of your credits.
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