re: FBI arrests several college hoops coaches

Yes i agree, they are not poor little used up commodities like some whiners want to portray them as. They are getting top notch medical care, food, free housing, stipends (now), and what is the most valuable, a free college education worth sometimes 10's of thousands of dollars.

All they have to do is play sports and hopefully stay out of trouble for all that. They are getting so much for their athletic efforts its ridiculous.

Compare that to the single mom with two kids who is struggling to pay bills, or the kid from the poor neighborhood on his own...they have to work two jobs and feed her children while scraping by to maybe afford (6) credits a semester (if that is even possible). She would love all the things these college athletes receive and she

They are compensated justly for their efforts, there is no need to may them.Saying that the colleges make a fortune they need paid more is not a legitimate argument. Same could be said for and big industry and low wage people get what they get, ultimately it doesnt matter much how successful or rich the company is getting, the employees will earn what they are designated to earn.

Looking at college athletes as employees, they are receiving so much already for their efforts. What they are designated to get is more than enough for their efforts, its ludicrous to think they need paid a salary as well.

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They are compensated justly for their efforts, there is no need to may them.

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This is true for most non revenue athletes. It’s not true for the top football and basketball players. MPJ will make the university over $1 million just this year. Free school, free medical care and a few thousand dollars in a stipend is not fair compensation.

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Paying athletes will not stop the bag men..

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So you believe there should be no laws?

Sure there will always be rule/law breakers, but you can also set up a system to better compensate the athletes going to school. College sports is a big business, it’s ok to better compensate the people doing the work.

Here is my argument against paying athletes who get free tuition.

DGB was able to attend TWO colleges for free. Have you met the kid? Im surprised he is allowed to eat with a fork. Yet somehow he was able to maintain grades to attend Mizzou and OU.

On the other hand, my friend Kathryn scored a 31 on her ACT but had to file multiple appeals to get just fasfa to go through so she could take 9 hours from home through MSU because she can't afford to pay someone to watch her daughter.

You dont like the way the system is set up? Do what Brandon Jennings did. Go get paid. But don't be all high and mighty.

The real changes that need to be made is where the money goes to. It SHOULD be funneled back to more scholarships. And in basketball, guys like MPJ should not be forced to go through a year of school. It is pointless. He should have been drafted this year. Change the one and done rule. I would like a system similar to MLB for the draft. You can either go right out of HS OR stay for three years (which with hard work you can knock out a degree in that time).

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Football and basketball make universities a lot of money.

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At some schools. At most schools, the AD is already losing money.

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At some schools. At most schools, the AD is already losing money.

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I would bet that at all P5/6 universities both football and basketball are profitable.

Then allow athletes to profit off of themselves. The pay doesn’t even have to be from the universities.
There are several local businesses in Columbia that would be happy to have a guy like Phillips endorse their business.

There are ways to properly pay an athlete, based on the market.

Ramey and Gordon are going to look good in Black and Gold

I hope Haith is involved, slimy frick

Unless hiring his Dad became illegal we should be fine. We had by the book Kim for the last 3 years.