You guys probably know who Nigel Hayes is, but here’s a refresher: he’s a senior basketball star at Wisconsin, a press conference legend, and a huge advocate against the NCAA.
He let the last part be known today with this sign at College GameDay in Madison. And also, he preempted that with a mini Twitter rant last night.
https://twitter.com/CharlieWisco/status/787303622761517056
We all know how hypocritical and dumb the NCAA is. The majority of people with a functioning brain know that making billions of dollars off of these athletes without them getting any of it, is one of the more ludicrous things in sports. So it’s good to see a prominent athlete make his feelings about that public.
He are some of his tweets from last night about the issue.
You make a company millions. They "pay" you with only a college education (estimated UW $160,000).
Fair, right? https://t.co/Hy3yKP42hH
— Nigel Hayes (@NIGEL_HAYES) October 14, 2016
The @bigten made nearly $450 million.
My scholarship is about $160,00.
If only there was enough money to pay us.. pic.twitter.com/EPV1d0I16X
— Nigel Hayes (@NIGEL_HAYES) October 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/NIGEL_HAYES/status/787052898119143424
$40,000, I'm out of state.
In State:
Cost of Attendance – $25,294Yeah, $25,000 a year is "not bad".
Right grads? https://t.co/7QaG0GsEGj— Nigel Hayes (@NIGEL_HAYES) October 14, 2016
