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| Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter is attempting to form a Player's Association for college athletes. Hence, the sign on his podium. |
Yesterday I wrote one sarcastic sentence about the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board's decision that Northwestern football players are, in fact, employees of their school.
With that decision comes the right for these players to form a union. It's important to remember that this ruling ONLY affects Northwestern football players, and that it is far more important for symbolic reasons. This thing isn't even done being appealed by Northwestern, so I wouldn't exactly expect a National Collegiate Football Players (NCFB) union popping up any time soon.
But this ruling, along the NCAA's increased feelings of squeamishness over Ed O'Bannon's anti-trust lawsuit against it, clearly signal that some change is coming.
The change being that people will view college athletes with a little common sense.
Let's talk money.
