A ruling that gives the Dartmouth basketball team the right to unionize has far-reaching implications for all of college sports — from the quaint, academically oriented Ivy League to the big-money football factories like Michigan and Alabama.
But it’s not time to cut down the nets just yet.
Although Monday’s ruling by a National Labor Relations Board official put the players on the path toward a union, they have a long way to go.
It could be years before they are able to sit down with the school and negotiate a collective bargaining agreement.
Only then would the two sides sit down and decide what the players are worth.
And others around collegiate sports will be watching.
