Quote Originally Posted by BoulderSooner View Post
when they become employees they won't be students any more ... and in fact OU football INC (or what ever you want to call it ... would likely just rent facilities from and license names and colors from the university ..
That doesn't matter for title IX. It has to do with the athletic programs themselves being treated equally. Even if they are university employees, they are still part of the athletic program. The school would not be able to bargain with the athletes of one program differently than all other programs, so the only way universities could bargain would be if it's a singular union for all sports programs. And as we have already stated, at very few schools does football make up a majority of all athletes for all programs.

Back in reality, it's pretty clear that your scenario won't happen, as they are not employees of the school, and as we have now circled back to again, federal law would currently forbid it.

It would take a repeal of title IX for that to happen