09-28-2012, 04:30 PM
On the California one the answer is yes.
SC, Stanford, UCLA and UCB show very little evidence of walking away from athletes that get hurt while on their watch. If this is an issue anywhere it is with the very programs that are not covered by the bill. If one wanted to make a difference the bill should protect all athletes that get injured while playing or practicing at for any CA university in any sport, not just the FBS AQ 4.
BTW - What exactly is a "career-ending" injury? After years of NCAA ads I am now confident that, "Most of us go pro in something other than sports," must be true. With that in mind, if a 4 year practice squad guy majoring in accounting gets a torn MCL and can no longer run fast enough to even serve that function for the team is that really a "career-ending injury"? Laugh if you must, but at some point somebody will sue for damages.
SC, Stanford, UCLA and UCB show very little evidence of walking away from athletes that get hurt while on their watch. If this is an issue anywhere it is with the very programs that are not covered by the bill. If one wanted to make a difference the bill should protect all athletes that get injured while playing or practicing at for any CA university in any sport, not just the FBS AQ 4.
BTW - What exactly is a "career-ending" injury? After years of NCAA ads I am now confident that, "Most of us go pro in something other than sports," must be true. With that in mind, if a 4 year practice squad guy majoring in accounting gets a torn MCL and can no longer run fast enough to even serve that function for the team is that really a "career-ending injury"? Laugh if you must, but at some point somebody will sue for damages.