Exactly. If they want to be treated like employees, then schools should

eliminate athletic scholarships, eliminate all educational requirements, and pay them a salary plus benefits. If an athlete opts to remain at VT for 10-15 instead of moving on to the NFL or CFL, then so be it.

In response to this post by fordham

Posted: 02/03/2022 at 1:16PM

Woah! Narduzzi with the tampering blast yesterday. -- D-Day 02/03/2022 09:26AM

Tell it i like packer name it call fhem out -- Mercury 02/03/2022 12:54PM

Link............ -- HokieDan95 02/03/2022 10:59AM

I just gained a miniscule of respect for him. -- EDGEMAN 02/03/2022 10:50AM

The whole portal thing is ridiculous, I'm sure there is a lot of tampering. -- Mr. Touchdown 02/03/2022 09:35AM

Again -- crazylane 02/03/2022 2:01PM

Beware of who your players are friendly with on other teams. -- Will Stewart

02/03/2022 10:25AM

I never had friends in college, they should not have any either! ** -- whatIpostlike 02/03/2022 1:25PM

me neither. we musta been in the same classes, college at the same time 🙄 ** -- HtownHokie 02/05/2022 6:21PM

Yep. The destruction of college sports and actually paying -- fordham 02/03/2022 10:14AM

Get over it. Everyday you post that the end is near for college sports -- Scream_On_D 02/03/2022 10:44AM

No they are students that CHOSE to play a sport -- fordham 02/03/2022 11:55AM

No they are students AND employees, and if they don't work their schollies -- Scream_On_D 02/03/2022 7:11PM

and i suppose those who work for Zuckerberg, Gates, Bezos aren’t making -- HtownHokie 02/05/2022 6:25PM

Well, last I heard no school is forcing these kids into signing a -- RJHokie 02/03/2022 8:04PM

Well nobody forced you to work your job either, but work is work -- Scream_On_D 02/03/2022 8:53PM

change your job if you don’t like it: aka, quit the team. pay for your own -- HtownHokie 02/05/2022 6:29PM

You just made my point…..it’s just like a business. -- RJHokie 02/03/2022 9:04PM

We agree its a business, but this started w/ a post about the so called -- Scream_On_D 02/03/2022 9:38PM

I agree with the transfer rules. -- RJHokie 02/03/2022 9:51PM

Exactly. If they want to be treated like employees, then schools should -- VTHokie2000 02/03/2022 1:16PM

and they will pay taxes and social security on their wages helping oldies -- HtownHokie 02/05/2022 6:33PM

Compared with present structure, I’m completely fine with your suggestion ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 02/03/2022 1:21PM

I don't have a preference either way. I'm just tired of the schools and -- VTHokie2000 02/03/2022 1:41PM

That’s exactly the problem with zero guardrails in place. I’m all for the -- D-Day 02/03/2022 09:38AM

Definitely needs to be a 'transfer window'. ** -- GobblerCE 02/03/2022 09:58AM

Exactly. If they want to be treated like employees, then schools should

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