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Posted on 10/23/14 at 9:29 pm to disagreeber
Posted on 10/23/14 at 9:29 pm to disagreeber
It is ridiculous. These guys are getting free educations, lodging, and meals. Paying them in my opinion makes them professional athletes. If this is the road we are going to go down, then the NFL needs to start minor league football now. I saw a figure of 10,000 per player mentioned; this will just encourage cheaters to offer even more. I attended LSU using the proceeds of a state guaranteed loan; I repaid every penny with interest. I would have given anything to be on the football team, and I would have expected nothing.
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Posted on 10/23/14 at 11:27 pm to bearhc
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It is ridiculous. These guys are getting free educations, lodging, and meals. Paying them in my opinion makes them professional athletes.
Teaching assistants get free education plus a stipend. They work approximately 20 hours per week and get a living stipend to boot. Football players put in at least as much time, and they have no time to get a job to earn spending money.
A stipend would not make them professional athletes any more than they make TAs professional teachers.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:11 am to bearhc
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If this is the road we are going to go down, then the NFL needs to start minor league football now.
I agree 100%
If there were an NFL minor league, then I'd be entirely against paying players anything more than a scholarship because those who want to go pro would have other options. As of right now, the only option these kids have is to play college football.
ETA: There was an article a few months ago in The Economist about the NCAA and this paying players debate, and that was the solution they suggested. They basically argued that baseball prospects can go to the minor leagues, and basketball/soccer prospects can play in Europe, so do something similar for football players. Give them an opportunity to be actual professionals at 18.
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 8:22 am
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