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Paying College Athletes
Posted on 2/28/15 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 2/28/15 at 7:35 pm
Yes or no
Why or why not
Why or why not
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 7:36 pm to Patton
I say let them earn what people are willing to pay them.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 7:36 pm to Patton
No they already get full ride scholarships
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:31 pm to OleRockyTop
As a college student, I would give anything to have a full ride.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:34 pm to Patton
No.
Full cost of attendance.
Football and basketball players shouldn't have to pay for anything that is necessary while on campus. Food, housing, books, basic clothing, ect.
Full cost of attendance.
Football and basketball players shouldn't have to pay for anything that is necessary while on campus. Food, housing, books, basic clothing, ect.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:37 pm to Patton
No. Why should they get paid when regular students don't? Don't say because athletes earn the school money. Good students earn schools money with grants and such
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:43 pm to Patton
No. Nobody is forcing them to play college ball.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:51 pm to Patton
Yes
The decent ones are already getting paid and the others that cannot work due to football need a sustenance / per diem stipend..
The decent ones are already getting paid and the others that cannot work due to football need a sustenance / per diem stipend..
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:56 pm to Patton
No. It's literally the last thing separating college football from the NFL.
If athletes want to get paid without going through college, nobody is preventing them from trying their hand at the big leagues.
If athletes want to get paid without going through college, nobody is preventing them from trying their hand at the big leagues.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:58 pm to Patton
Yes.
Because they make the school gobs of money and honestly they are in school to play sports. That is their full time job, spare me the "amateur student athlete" bs. They should be allowed to make money off their own names.
Because they make the school gobs of money and honestly they are in school to play sports. That is their full time job, spare me the "amateur student athlete" bs. They should be allowed to make money off their own names.
This post was edited on 2/28/15 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:59 pm to PrivatePublic
quote:What big leagues?
If athletes want to get paid without going through college, nobody is preventing them from trying their hand at the big leagues.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:59 pm to TbirdSpur2010
quote:Yep.
They should be allowed to make money off their own names.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:01 pm to TbirdSpur2010
quote:
They should be allowed to make money off their own names.
Without the school, they don't even have a name.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:03 pm to PrivatePublic
quote:Many of them have a name before they are seniors in high school.
Without the school, they don't even have a name.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:15 pm to PrivatePublic
Incorrect.
The universities are just being used as a de facto minor league farm system.
If there were a more ubiquitous option, athletes would go there. You're deluding yourself if you think it's about the education or that that really factors in for many of them.
The universities are just being used as a de facto minor league farm system.
If there were a more ubiquitous option, athletes would go there. You're deluding yourself if you think it's about the education or that that really factors in for many of them.
This post was edited on 2/28/15 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:17 pm to TbirdSpur2010
If they created a true minor league for the NFL, college ball would become unwatchable.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:19 pm to pvilleguru
Yup.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:24 pm to BowlJackson
Whoever downvoted me I'd like to hear your rebuttal.
Btw athletics don't make a lot of schools money. Many ADs operate in the red, even football teams lose money for most school. Athletics are good for the schools to get their names out there and recruiting regular students, who's tuition money is where the schools are actually making money.
Here's another good reason: if you start paying athletes you have to pay every athlete the same or you're opening yourself up to lawsuits under title IX.
Btw athletics don't make a lot of schools money. Many ADs operate in the red, even football teams lose money for most school. Athletics are good for the schools to get their names out there and recruiting regular students, who's tuition money is where the schools are actually making money.
Here's another good reason: if you start paying athletes you have to pay every athlete the same or you're opening yourself up to lawsuits under title IX.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:25 pm to BowlJackson
quote:Not if you let them make money off of their name.
Here's another good reason: if you start paying athletes you have to pay every athlete the same or you're opening yourself up to lawsuits under title IX.
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:29 pm to Patton
I think they should be able to make money off of their names but it opens a whole can of worms if they allow it
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