🏈 What does former Alabama coach Gene Stallings think about talk of unionizing players?

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Stallings sees potential for return to "laundry money" system



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[bama alum]

"I'm not for a players' union," Stallings said Friday night before his speech celebrating the 10th anniversary of Ability Plus. "First of all, you don't go to college to play football. You don't go there to work. You go to college for an education. Education is the key. If you're going to unionize the players, you unionize the entire student body." Stallings noted that one reason offered for a union is the health of the players.
"I don't know anybody that doesn't take care of their players when they're injured," he said. "I read one of the reasons (to unionize) was so they could get full medical attention. I think everybody gets that anyway."

Stallings paused, then laughed, "Have you sent anybody to college. I have, and it's not cheap. (A scholarship) is a pretty good stipend."

 

[psychojoe]

I do not know of any coach who cared for his players more than Stallings. He is old school in his perspective, but then I am too.

 

[TerryP]

He mentions something I've heard and wondered about; medical care for players.

I know there are insurance policies, paid for by the University, that cover the cost. I've not seen it said but I wonder if they are asking for medical coverage after their playing days are over.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

I could get on a soap box here, but I wont, I will say this you might as well unionize pee wee ,middle school, high school and so forth. Pffftttt

 

[CrimsonPirate]

I've never been a fan of unions and I find it significant that the push to unionize came from a school in Illinois, a highly unionized state.

 

[UAgrad93]

Coach Stallings cared for ALL of his players regardless of where we were on the depth chart or whether the University had an investment in us or not.