So, they're competitors. But they join together in an association in order to maximize their revenues. And, through that association, they scheme to exclude other non-member competitors from the market, or at least from a substantial portion of the market. That leaves more money for the association members.
What I have just described is the textbook definition of a Sherman Anti-Trust violation.
You have a U.S. Supreme Court itching for a chance to deliver the coup de grace to the NCAA. In his concurring opinion in the Alston case this past term, Justice Kavanaugh was basically begging for someone to bring them a Sherman case. A school(s) or conference(s) that can prevail in such an action would be entitled to three times its financial losses. In other words, a school not included in one of these new mega-conferences could actually wind up in a better position financially than before. And the federal government could also bring an action to enjoin this anti-competitive conduct. It might even set up an agency to govern it. Remember, the NCAA was established precisely to prevent government control over collegiate sports.
This stuff is just getting started. Hell, it's not even interesting yet.
What I have just described is the textbook definition of a Sherman Anti-Trust violation.
You have a U.S. Supreme Court itching for a chance to deliver the coup de grace to the NCAA. In his concurring opinion in the Alston case this past term, Justice Kavanaugh was basically begging for someone to bring them a Sherman case. A school(s) or conference(s) that can prevail in such an action would be entitled to three times its financial losses. In other words, a school not included in one of these new mega-conferences could actually wind up in a better position financially than before. And the federal government could also bring an action to enjoin this anti-competitive conduct. It might even set up an agency to govern it. Remember, the NCAA was established precisely to prevent government control over collegiate sports.
This stuff is just getting started. Hell, it's not even interesting yet.
