Ray: Bob Hunter made two unsupportable statements in his Wednesday column (College athletes still win after union ruling). The first, that college football players aren’t “employees” because they don’t have lanyards or wear suits, power ties or shirts with their names stitched on them (excuse me — what about their uniforms?) denies economic reality.
Employees are the asset that produces what the company sells. Players are the workers who bring in millions of dollars for the university. Try having your football program (and the sports that the football revenue produces) without the players. Without them, the whole athletic program crumbles.