As former athletes, some Senators have extra say on the college sports reform bill

HONESTLY I CANNOT DEAL WITH THIS ONE BECAUSE LISTEN TO ME THERE ARE ACTUAL SITTING SENATORS WHO USED TO BE COLLEGE ATHLETES THEMSELVES AND NOW THEY PERSONALLY GET A MAJOR SAY IN THIS WHOLE FIGHT, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THE SENATE IS ACTIVELY CONSIDERING A MASSIVE COLLEGE SPORTS REFORM BILL AND THE NCAA ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER POWERFUL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN HEAVILY LOBBYING FOR IT, SO NOW THESE FORMER ATHLETE LAWMAKERS SUDDENLY HAVE AN ENORMOUS INFLUENCE OVER THE ENTIRE DEBATE AND THE THING IS NOBODY KNOWS HOW THE VOTE IS GOING TO SHAKE OUT YET, JUST THAT THEIR PERSONAL PLAYING DAYS ARE GIVING THEM EXTRA POWER OVER WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WHOLE SYSTEM. ANYWAY YOU WILL SEE IT ON YOUR PHONE IN AN HOUR.

THE THING NOBODY EXPLAINED PROPERLY IS WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS NEXT TO THIS MASSIVE COLLEGE SPORTS REFORM BILL THAT THE SENATE IS CURRENTLY DEBATING, WHICH STARTED BECAUSE THE NCAA AND OTHER POWERFUL STAKEHOLDERS LOBBIED HEAVILY TO GET IT ON THE FLOOR, AND THE THING IS, SEVERAL SITTING SENATORS WERE COLLEGE ATHLETES THEMSELVES, SO NOW THOSE EXACT LAWMAKERS HOLD A MAJOR SAY OVER THE OUTCOME, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THEIR PERSONAL ATHLETIC BACKGROUNDS ARE GIVING THEM EXTRA INFLUENCE RIGHT NOW AS CONGRESS TRIES TO OVERHAUL THE SYSTEM, AND NOBODY ACTUALLY SAYS WHICH WAY THEY ARE LEANING YET OR HOW THIS VOTING WILL END UP. SORRY I TALKED FOR THAT LONG, THE SONG IS GOOD THOUGH.

As the Senate considers a college sports reform bill lobbied for by the NCAA, lawmakers who were former college athletes are playing a major role in the debate.

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