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[Burnsite]

Football is a dangerous sport. I am glad the students have a third party (the union) to negotiate long term health issues after college football.

I was talking to an old friend at a conference last weekend, a college football star, who needs a knee replacement. He should have insurance coverage for that from his football past. Due to a knee injury years ago, he had to stop playing and lost his scholarship.

The schools make big money off college football. They do not presently cover the future cost of injuries. They should.

The old union mantra: bad employers are the best union recruiters.

[Burnsite]

Sorry, JM, I must have forgotten the specifics of your OP--I saw them in the new lead story on HP--

Just to add to my post above, apparently the students have cleared the initial hurdle. (I saw the story on HuffPo.) High time that there was a two-way street between student athletes and the institutions that profit from a minimal investment in those athletes.

[hckynut]

On 3/26/2014 mgm2 said:

On 3/26/2014 hckynut said:

Will look forward to reading the agreements and contract agreements with the union and the university. Wonder if they can be kicked off the team if they under-perform?

Hasn't that been the norm, cutting players who don't do well?

Beats me! Football ain't my game.