Humm, with the ever shifting of goal posts in college sports, who knows. If it is a state school, then will state taxpayers will be on the hook for the retirement payouts like with million-dollar coaches' salaries?

Stanford football players reach key threshold on path to college player unionization - Yahoo Sports

15 hours ago, Steven A said:

Humm, with the ever shifting of goal posts in college sports, who knows. If it is a state school, then will state taxpayers will be on the hook for the retirement payouts like with million-dollar coaches' salaries?

Stanford football players reach key threshold on path to college player unionization - Yahoo Sports

Why wouldn't athletes employed by a public university be entitled to participate in the state's retirement program?

When Leland Stanford and his wife lost their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., to typhus at age 15, Leland told his wife they would found a university in their son's name, and the children of California would be their children.

Leland Stanford Jr. University was formed on farmland south of San Francisco.

Leland was an industrialist who inherited wealth from his family and grew the enterprise, and also served as California's governor. He was one of the 19th century's wealthiest men. At his death in 1893, his estate was valued at $50 million, more than $1.5 billion in today's dollars.

I do not know Leland's stance on unions. But in the 1890s, most industrialists were not big fans.

When will the first game of strike breakers take place?

Seems that elite level NIL contracts and a players union would be at odds with one another. If lesser players (smaller NIL contracts)carry the vote to strike, for whatever reason, then elite players really take it in the shorts financially.

It would stink to suddenly lose a large amount of money, for the well being of future players, when a collegiate career is rather limited.