Problem is there is no other organization at this time that governs athletics. Who would hold the schools accountable? Who would penalize them? The NCAA has given some schools the so called death penalty in the past.
The vast majority of NCAA revenue comes from March Madness which is going on right now. The NCAA is non profit and actually does give most of the revenue back to the colleges.
Once again, I'm not a big fan of the NCAA. i don't like some of their rules and don't like the way they rule on certain things. At times I do question if they really have the student athletes best interests in mind.
I also think that some people overlook all the good that they do and only see certain circumstances. Like most things there is both good and bad. To me the worst thing about the NCAA is how powerful they have become. I think that power has created an organization that shows very little interest in truly helping all student athletes. Too strict, no exceptions to their laws, no matter what the situation is.
Some of the rules that seem unfair, are actually needed. They just don't pertain in every case. Many rules are in place because of football and basketball, but other sports have the same rules. The NCAA needs to be powerful, they don't need to be as powerful as they are. I really wish there were a more humane side to the NCAA.
Rick Allen is a partner of ours. He is an outstanding person with a ton of expertise. He is a former compliance officer at two major universities in power DI conferences. He also contributes here at the HSBBW. He probably has more experience and knowledge of the NCAA than most all of us put together. I would be very interested in his views on this subject, if he chose to share them.