Northwestern football players seek to join union

One hopes this is just the start:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-northwestern-football-players-labor-union-20140128,0,328478,full.story

 

Spending money on undoubtedly high-priced counsel undermines the purpose of college: an education.

 

College athletics is a voluntary pursuit.

 

So?

 

So is having a job.

 

Having the NCAA tournament stretch across three weeks with numerous games played on Thursdays and Friday also undermines the purpose of college: an education.

I'm sure the NCAA will mandate that no NCAA tournament games will take place on school nights.

 

When you have a job, you're an employee. College athletes aren't employees.

 

You realize Division III kids who pay their own way play on school nights too, right?

 

OK.

So?

 

Well, if they would have been a little taller, quicker, stronger or put more time in the gym, they'd be Division I athletes with full rides.

 

That's what the NCAA claims, and what was ruled by courts in the 1950s when coaches made $5K a year and the NCAA Tournament was 16 teams. They'll have a heckuva time trying to claim that now that there's so much money being thrown around.

 

If Division III kids want to form a labor union, then they are welcome to.

I don't understand the point.