UNT QB Derek Thompson is named Plantiff in new NCAA lawsuit?

[Harry]

Brian Gudmundson and Charles Zimmerman, attorneys in the law firm of Zimmerman Reed, wrote that the student athletes are victims of illegal price-fixing arrangements in which any student who defies NCAA rules is forced out of athletics. They describe it as the equivalent of a nationwide illegal boycott and allege it constitutes a conspiracy.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Friday, asks to be certified as a class-action suit, and lists as its plaintiff Derek Thompson, a resident of Glen Rose, Texas, who was a member of the University of North Texas football team from 2009 to 2013. He received a full athletic scholarship.

The NCAA and Big Ten did not respond to requests for comment about the suit.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/local/270772621.html

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[GMG24]

So.... This means what outside of the jargon in this article.

[H-towngreen]

Feel bad for DT for all he had to give up in order to pursue his dreams.

[Ben Gooding]

?

[Side Show Joe]

Class action? The only one they named was Thompson.

[Side Show Joe]

I don't know. Maybe Brett can get to the bottom of this. Very strange news.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Side Show Joe

[H-towngreen]

I'm all for players getting better medical care after they are done, and even a little more for cost of living expenses. But some of these proposals are way out there(I have no idea what this suit entails or what DT would want) but to get up to 5 years of college paid for, along with R&B while doing something that 80% of males that same age would want to do, is a pretty sweet gig.

[Andrew]

Put 5k a year in a trust and let them get it when and only when they graduate with a 3.0 or better. They go pro they get no no cash.

[MeanGreenZen]

Can I sue Derek Thompson for four years of mediocre quarterback play?

[UNT90]

Can I sue Derek Thompson for four years of mediocre quarterback play?

Remember this post come game 6. You may have a little different perspective.

[cdizzle86]

Can I sue Derek Thompson for four years of mediocre quarterback play?

Really? You're ridiculous.

[MeanGreenZen]

This is a BS argument. No one forced DT to accept the scholarship. He could go start his own football team and charge people whatever he wanted to see him play, but he chose instead to come to UNT and play under the NCAA rules. The only reason I ever gave a damn about Derek Thompson was because he was the QB at MY school. He benefitted greatly from choosing to play at UNT and I am offended he is suing now. Ultimately, people root for the schools, not the players. And the players should not be compensated much beyond what they currently get because they are all replaceable. And after they are all replaced with new recruiting classes I will continue to root and spend money supporting THE SCHOOL. How much is Derek Thompson's labor as a football player really worth without North Texas? The free market says Nothing, that's why he is teaching high school and not playing professional football.

Edited August 12, 2014 by MeanGreenZen

[Ben Gooding]

The smidgen of support and respect for DT I had, gone. He wasn't going to make a dime in the NFL and now he's chomping at the bit to get what he can get. He should be damn shamed. Hopefully this opens the eyes of the people shouting HOF at 2800 14/11 and now this.

[TIgreen01]

Absolutely no knee-jerk opinions in here, amiright?!

[H-towngreen]

We don't know what he's asking for. Ed Obannon isn't getting money from his lawsuit, just trying to change things. Wait before we jump all over him

[Ben Gooding]

Former, present, and eventually future players involve themselves into these kinds of things because of one thing, $.

[cdizzle86]

Former, present, and eventually future players involve themselves into these kinds of things because of one thing, $.

Guys, we forgot that Ben Gooding knows all.

[Withers940]

What's the going rate for UNT for five years?

[Ben Gooding]

Guys, we forgot that Ben Gooding knows all.

Well let's not get ahead of ourselves, I wouldn't say evvvvveerything.

[Ben Gooding]

What's the going rate for UNT for five years?

45k for tuition for 4 years, 8 semesters.

[Withers940]

45k for tuition for 4 years, 8 semesters.

Pretty good trade off for getting to do what you love, free education and being named MVP of HOD game

[UNTFan23]

Y'all are burying the lead.

A lawsuit filed in federal court is part of a larger national effort to win greater compensation from big-time programs.

We're a big-time program folks.

Edited August 12, 2014 by UNTFan23

[Ben Gooding]

Pretty good trade off for getting to do what you love, free education and being named MVP of HOD game

uhhhh, yeah! That's just tuition. Doesn't include room, meal plan, and whatever other amenities he received.

[JRock]

Patience young Jedis. Patience.

[Harry]

Here is an article excerpt from ESPN, explaining the lawsuit.

"In other developments Monday, the NCAA and its major college conferences have been sued by a Minneapolis law firm which claims they have violated antitrust laws by pocketing billions of dollars that student-athletes helped generate. The suit, as first reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, contends that playing revenue-generating sports such as college football and basketball is a full-time job, but scholarships fall short of accounting for the full cost of school attendance.

The Star Tribune says the suit seeks to be certified as a class-action suit and says Derek Thompson, a member of the University of North Texas football team from 2009 to 2013, is the plaintiff."

Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11338781/ncaa-seeks-clarification-ed-obannon-ruling