The NCAA is deservedly under fire, but as long as they maintain 501(3)c status, and the institutions they represent do the same, I see the lot of these lawsuits getting squashed. It doesn’t matter how big the share of the pie is, as long as it’s being divided up in line with 501(3)c. There will be no paying of players, no unionization of players, etc. To allow this is not only bad for college athletics, it would require retooling of the tax code, and it’s not happening.
While public perception of the NCAA is clearly shifting, the NCAA still has the upperhand. The system is broken but unionization and paying players isn’t the answer.
