NCAA President Charlie Baker has proposed a significant shift in college sports, advocating for highly resourced schools to pay some athletes. Baker believes that the NCAA needs to be more flexible and that changes are necessary to support student-athletes. He emphasized the need for a conversation about the proposal and expressed a desire for all players to complete their college careers successfully. The proposal does not include sharing broadcast revenues with players, and Baker aims to build a database to better connect with championship fans. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey expressed surprise at the proposal and questioned why collegiate leaders were not consulted. Despite cautious optimism among collegiate leaders, questions remain about the proposal's implementation and the lack of prior consultation.
Charlie Baker believes college sports leaders are ready to talk about "the elephant in the room." Here's what that conversation could bring for the future NCAA and its athletes: https://t.co/xoZ5K2q9SQ
Collegiate leaders are cautiously optimistic that NCAA president Charlie Baker's model to pay players and create a new subdivision would work, but there are more questions than answers. For one, why weren't they consulted? Story: https://t.co/bphSIY1tiA https://t.co/4ijCeg3cef
NCAA President Charlie Baker says new subdivision would allow schools to do more for athletes https://t.co/5Bjgz7xj6E
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey voices again how caught off-guard he and others were by NCAA president Charlie Baker's memo. "Why wasn't our board brought into this conversation sooner?"
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says NCAA president Charlie Baker's letter was not sent to commissioners, he received it was legal counsel. Says Baker is trying to be part of "broad solution" along with courts, Congress, states, conferences.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on Charlie Baker's proposal: "It was not sent to commissioners. We were all a little bit late relative to the rest of the world."
I really don't think people have grasped how significant it is that Charlie Baker this week has stated his intention to change two long-held beliefs at the NCAA: paying athletes directly by the schools and that pursuing competitive equity among schools is no longer okay.
NCAA president Charlie Baker says NCAA will be building a database over next year to better connect with fans who attend championships
NCAA president Charlie Baker on what national office needs to do better: "Get stuff done."
What does the NCAA need to do better? Charlie Baker: "Get. Stuff. Done."
NCAA president Charlie Baker on why there's reluctance to share TV revenue with players: "I don't think you can go down that road without creating really significant discrepancies within Title IX, which is a success."
NCAA president Charlie Baker: "I took the job because I believe in the power of college sports. This stuff really matters. If we screw it up, I don’t think we’ll appreciate how much we’ve screwed ourselves up for a very long time."
NCAA president Charlie Baker says framework of changes he's proposed is "a place to start."
NCAA president Charlie Baker says what he's proposing does not open conversation to sharing broadcast revenues with players
NCAA president Charlie Baker: "What we want is all of these (players) to complete their college career and then go somewhere with it."
NCAA president Charlie Baker re: the $30k investment for at least half of athletes figure included in his letter yesterday. "That's a permissive standard ... you can do more."
"Everybody should have the right and opportunity, with some sort of codification from Congress so it can be real and legal, to do more for their student-athletes if they wish to and can," says NCAA president Charlie Baker.
Baker: "We, the NCAA, need to be more flexible and so do the schools."
NCAA President Charlie Baker's address is up now here in Las Vegas. On his proposal released yesterday: "This is a conversation we need to have. And I believe it's one the folks in DI at the NCAA want to have. Now we need to actually have it and get somewhere with it."
NCAA President Charlie Baker taking the stage here in a few minutes in Las Vegas to discuss, among other things, his proposal that was released yesterday. More on that from my colleague @SmittySBJ in last night's college newsletter: https://t.co/LTedLr6RYG
NCAA President Charlie Baker is asking members to make one of the most dramatic shifts in the history of college sports by allowing highly resourced schools to pay some of their athletes. https://t.co/VeZmY41x6d
NCAA president Charlie Baker is asking members to make one of the most dramatic shifts in the history of college sports by allowing highly resourced schools to pay some of their athletes. https://t.co/pY4IuistnO
Hurricanes’ Dan Radakovich calls NCAA president Charlie Baker’s proposal to pay players ‘refreshing’ https://t.co/inJEr9eqXp