Supreme Court: NCAA rules violate anti-trust laws

[Kiimo]

I sometimes think the future of college athletics (football, basketball and baseball) is completely abandoning the idea that the athletes are students. Just be the G League but located at colleges. You're still called Duke Bluedevils but the employed G League athletes don't have to pretend to go to class.

[frozenchief]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

I sometimes think the future of college athletics (football, basketball and baseball) is completely abandoning the idea that the athletes are students. Just be the G League but located at colleges. You're still called Duke Bluedevils but the employed G League athletes don't have to pretend to go to class.

That could be where this ends up for high-profile sports, such as football and basketball. Baseball and hockey are popular but not as popular on the collegiate level.

But sports like swimming, gymnastics or rugby? I think they will continue to be student-athletes unless those sports become much more popular than they are now.