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A Conversation About College Sports and Cashing In

2024/9/9
logo of podcast Politickin' with Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and Doug Hendrickson

Politickin' with Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and Doug Hendrickson

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Marshawn Lynch: 我回顾了自己在加州大学伯克利分校的运动员生涯,当时的大学体育环境与现在有很大不同,现在的环境更加商业化和复杂化,学生运动员面临着来自经纪公司和投资人的巨大压力,他们常常缺乏财务知识和风险意识,容易被高额预付款迷惑,而忽略了未来收入的巨大损失。我个人认为,在当时的环境下,如果突然获得巨额财富,可能会对我的生活和职业生涯造成负面影响。现在大学体育的商业化程度越来越高,学生运动员需要具备更高的财务素养,才能更好地保护自己的权益。 我经历过一些与经纪人或中间人的接触,他们试图以各种方式接近我,寻求合作或利益输送。这让我意识到,大学体育的商业化已经渗透到各个层面,学生运动员需要提高警惕,避免落入陷阱。 总的来说,我呼吁加强对大学体育商业化的监管,保护学生运动员的权益,并提高他们的财务素养,帮助他们做出明智的决策。 Doug Hendrickson: 当前大学体育领域出现了一种新的剥削模式:一些公司以高额预付款为诱饵,与高中和大学学生运动员签订合同,换取其未来收入的很大一部分(18%-20%)。这种做法类似于音乐行业的360合约,存在极大的不公平性。很多学生运动员缺乏财务知识和风险评估能力,容易被眼前的利益冲昏头脑,而忽略了长远利益的损失。 此外,大学体育项目的商业化程度越来越高,顶级联赛的收入分成机制导致大学体育更像职业联赛。这使得大学体育的竞争更加激烈,也增加了学生运动员的压力。取消了“招募非奖学金运动员”(walk-ons)的制度,也改变了大学体育的竞争格局。 我认为,这种商业化趋势需要加强监管,以保护学生运动员的权益。我们需要制定更严格的规则,规范经纪人的行为,并提高学生运动员的财务素养。同时,大学也应该承担起更多的责任,为学生运动员提供更好的支持和指导。

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High school and college athletes are being offered large sums of money in exchange for a percentage of their future earnings. This practice raises ethical concerns as young athletes may lack the financial literacy to understand the long-term implications of these deals, especially with the added complexities of NIL deals.
  • Companies are offering high school and college athletes large sums of money in exchange for a percentage of their future earnings.
  • These deals often involve 18-20% of future earnings for a lifetime.
  • There are concerns about the legality and ethics of these deals, especially given the young age and lack of financial literacy of the athletes involved.
  • The pressure and lack of regulation in the system make it difficult for young athletes to make informed decisions.
  • The deals are compared to predatory practices in the music industry and loan sharking.

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You’ve heard NIL, but what’s the real story for these kids and student-athletes?

It’s getting tricky and polarizing.

Marshawn reminisces on his days as a college athlete along with Doug’s expertise and they have advice you need to know. 

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