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re: Does it bother you to see ESPN profit off of college players?
Posted on 8/4/13 at 9:32 pm to Upperaltiger06
Posted on 8/4/13 at 9:32 pm to Upperaltiger06
No not at all... players shouldn't be paid either. Enough sports are disappearing due to title ix, paying players will be the kiss of death to every sport but football and basketball.
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Posted on 8/4/13 at 9:46 pm to Upperaltiger06
No
This said as a doctor who goes through years of not being paid shite
This said as a doctor who goes through years of not being paid shite
Posted on 8/4/13 at 10:01 pm to Upperaltiger06
Posted on 8/4/13 at 10:22 pm to Upperaltiger06
My thoughts:
1. College athletes know what they are signing up for.
2. They get payment via scholarships, college degrees, and the fun of playing the game.
3. If they are good enough, they get a golden ticket to a professional league.
1. College athletes know what they are signing up for.
2. They get payment via scholarships, college degrees, and the fun of playing the game.
3. If they are good enough, they get a golden ticket to a professional league.
Posted on 8/4/13 at 10:35 pm to Upperaltiger06
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Players need to be paid
Posted on 8/4/13 at 10:49 pm to Upperaltiger06
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Espn is making all kinds of money running a story off a player making profits (albeit illegally) off the name made through his own hard work. The players take all the risk while the school and ESPN make huge profits.
In this case get rid of athletic scholarships. Let them go to some sort of minor league ball to get paid.
Obviously a scholarship to very good university's have no value.
To answer the original question, no it does not.
This post was edited on 8/4/13 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 8/4/13 at 11:02 pm to Upperaltiger06
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Does it bother you to see ESPN profit off of college players?
Nope
Posted on 8/5/13 at 5:24 am to Upperaltiger06
Does it bother you that your tuition pays for them to get to school/live for free? Does it bother you that the university you attend profits from college athletes? Does it bother you that girls flock to athletes for the fame? Does it bother you that many athletes can eat for free, get free items, and other perks that many students will never receive?
Posted on 8/5/13 at 5:29 am to Upperaltiger06
In general no... with the exception of when a highly paid analyst publicly bemoans the amount of money involved in the game. Those guys are getting paid by the system they are complaining about.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 6:34 am to Upperaltiger06
Why should it? Nike, UnderArmor, Schutt, and dozens of other people and companies do. 
JFF will make money off his "own hard work" when he goes to the NFL. Without college football,(And all the corporate money from equipment, media, etc) he would be Johnny thesameasanybodyelse. College football gives him and all the other players the opportunity to make money.
JFF will make money off his "own hard work" when he goes to the NFL. Without college football,(And all the corporate money from equipment, media, etc) he would be Johnny thesameasanybodyelse. College football gives him and all the other players the opportunity to make money.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:08 am to Upperaltiger06
ESPN makes money from their advertisers paying them to broadcast sporting events. They have nothing to do with paying or not paying college players. That is an NCAA issue.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:24 am to Upperaltiger06
No. I don't have a problem with schools making money either. Making a profit isn't some entitlement you are given. It is a free society and no one is forced you to consume anything ESPN is giving you. If there wasn't supply and their wasn't demand, then it wouldn't exist. You want to make money off your name and likeness? Go to the CFL or semi-pro til you can get to the NFL. You don't want ESPN to profit, watch NBC Sports.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 9:05 am to Upperaltiger06
No no no. I have a couple buddies that are on scholarship at LSU and these dudes definitely do not need to be payed. They have absoutely everything given to them and actually do in a way get payed "blank checks" each month. Housing and food is completely provided granted they live on campus. No way, we would have much more problems
Posted on 8/5/13 at 10:45 am to Upperaltiger06
quote:umm...
Espn is making all kinds of money running a story off a player making profits (albeit illegally) off the name made through his own hard work. The players take all the risk while the school and ESPN make huge profits.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 11:21 am to Upperaltiger06
You know what bothers me?
TD making MASSIVE profit off of the SECr and specifically, posters like you who work very hard, contributing original, thought provoking, meaningful, intelligent topics and threads for all of the other posters to enjoy and participate.
I mean, do they offer to share their revenue? I haven't gotten a check, NOT EVEN A THANK YOU CARD, for fricks sake. I mean, what's going on around here? People like you and I stay up all night and take VALUABLE TIME away from our work days to contribute these awesome threads and discussion topics and we get what... NOTHING!?!?!
fricking capitalist frickers, the lot of them. If they don't do something about this ridiculous abuse of SECr talent, we'll be forced to leave this stupid place and start our OWN RANT BOARD!!!!
Power to the posters.
TD making MASSIVE profit off of the SECr and specifically, posters like you who work very hard, contributing original, thought provoking, meaningful, intelligent topics and threads for all of the other posters to enjoy and participate.
I mean, do they offer to share their revenue? I haven't gotten a check, NOT EVEN A THANK YOU CARD, for fricks sake. I mean, what's going on around here? People like you and I stay up all night and take VALUABLE TIME away from our work days to contribute these awesome threads and discussion topics and we get what... NOTHING!?!?!
fricking capitalist frickers, the lot of them. If they don't do something about this ridiculous abuse of SECr talent, we'll be forced to leave this stupid place and start our OWN RANT BOARD!!!!
Power to the posters.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 2:17 pm to Upperaltiger06
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The players take all the risk while the school and ESPN make huge profits.
Maybe the players should form a union, right comrade ?
Posted on 8/5/13 at 5:26 pm to Upperaltiger06
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The players take all the risk while the school and ESPN make huge profits.
Maybe these hard working athletes could get together and form their own league.
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Upperaltiger06
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