It's all Ed O'Bannon's fault. Punk couldn't cut it in the NBA, was a massive bust like that entire 95 UCLA squad, couldn't cut it in Europe, couldn't cut it as a car salesman, so he decides to come up w this lawsuit against EA and collegiate apparel for using "his likeness" to get some $. **** yeah I miss the college games from EA, OP.
Considering that he had been out of college for almost 15 years, and EA/NCAA was using his likeness and profiting from it, I don't blame the guy for having a beef with it. It's shameful that the NCAA can make money off of players, long after they have left campus. EA and the NCAA could easily write a check to each student-athlete, or agree to cut them a check based on sales, or split it among all student-athletes, but they won't.
I might be in the minority here but I disagree. These are amateur athletes receiving a free education, room and board, and food, not to mention endless resources when it comes to tudors, workout programs, food, etc. They have a major advantage over the average student who has to pay for all these things. So for a kid that goes to Miami, they graduate 4 yrs later and have probably saved themselves 200K in school loans not to mention rent or dorm fees, food, etc. Plus these schools are giving these kids a springboard to possibly make more in their first 3-4 yrs than most of us will make in a lifetime. Small price to pay I would think... Yes, the NCAA and these schools are making **** tons of money but come on.
