Summary The essay, “The Potential Unintended Consequences of The O’Bannon Decision,” by Matthew Parlow, seeks to provide an analysis of the potential effects of the O’Bannon court decision. Specifically, Parlow discusses the effects that the ruling could potentially have on Title IX, athletic opportunities, and the values of the NCAA amateur sports system (Parlow, 2014, p. 203). Parlow begins with a brief description of the O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association case, and its ruling. The district court ruled that starting in 2016, colleges and universities would be allowed to give their football and men’s basketball players a stipend of up to $5,000 a year (Parlow, 2014, p. 206). Shortly after, Parlow explains that while the
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For example, when discussing the potential consequence of a widened gap in collegiate athletic parity, he adds that this gap may be due to the five megaconferences (Parlow, 2014, p. 208). Additionally, Parlow discusses how the NLRB’s decision to allow for the unionization of collegiate athletics could also enhance the costs for universities, forcing them to downsize their programs (Parlow, 2014, p. 213). By both reporting both of these pieces information, Parlow makes it known that the O’Bannon decision may not be the sole cause of these consequences, but that there may be other factors that may place a role. By being transparent, Parlow allows for other researchers to replicate/further his analysis, and thus decide for themselves if his analysis is indeed accurate. This type of transparency and accurate reporting increases Parlow’s credibility.
While the O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association’s case was appealed, and therefore never implemented, this essay could still be useful. Not only could it be used as a way of understanding the start of a changing NCAA system, but it could also be used as a reference. The potential unintended consequences that compensating athletes could have, outlined in Parlow’s essay, could be used by sports administrators as they look at the possibility of compensating athletes in the future. They could look at the potential unintended consequences and determine solutions that would not result in such …show more content…
This gap could result in decreased revenues to non-elite schools and increased costs for all universities, which would potentially force universities to cut their non-revenue generating sports, and decrease the number of sports that athletic programs offer. Therefore, this could result in the potential unintentional consequence of decreased athletic opportunities for both men and women. This not only undermines the core values of the NCAA, but it also threatens the legacy of Title IX. Additionally, only compensating men’s basketball players and football players with the stipend, could lead to potential Title IX lawsuits by female athletes, claiming that the compensation system is not
For example, when discussing the potential consequence of a widened gap in collegiate athletic parity, he adds that this gap may be due to the five megaconferences (Parlow, 2014, p. 208). Additionally, Parlow discusses how the NLRB’s decision to allow for the unionization of collegiate athletics could also enhance the costs for universities, forcing them to downsize their programs (Parlow, 2014, p. 213). By both reporting both of these pieces information, Parlow makes it known that the O’Bannon decision may not be the sole cause of these consequences, but that there may be other factors that may place a role. By being transparent, Parlow allows for other researchers to replicate/further his analysis, and thus decide for themselves if his analysis is indeed accurate. This type of transparency and accurate reporting increases Parlow’s credibility.
While the O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association’s case was appealed, and therefore never implemented, this essay could still be useful. Not only could it be used as a way of understanding the start of a changing NCAA system, but it could also be used as a reference. The potential unintended consequences that compensating athletes could have, outlined in Parlow’s essay, could be used by sports administrators as they look at the possibility of compensating athletes in the future. They could look at the potential unintended consequences and determine solutions that would not result in such …show more content…
This gap could result in decreased revenues to non-elite schools and increased costs for all universities, which would potentially force universities to cut their non-revenue generating sports, and decrease the number of sports that athletic programs offer. Therefore, this could result in the potential unintentional consequence of decreased athletic opportunities for both men and women. This not only undermines the core values of the NCAA, but it also threatens the legacy of Title IX. Additionally, only compensating men’s basketball players and football players with the stipend, could lead to potential Title IX lawsuits by female athletes, claiming that the compensation system is not