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If a player were to get paid...

posted 10 years ago by dr_dohh
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As a college graduate, I don't think NCAA athletes should get paid. It's bad enough that they may be able coast to a college degree (not education, but a college degree) if they stay the four years without studying as hard as the more serious students. Non athletes pay their way to get into college to get better in life, save up money at an early age, get a number of jobs, have their parents break their back at work, etc. But these players being interviewed feel "used" by the system so they feel they should get even more money.

thing is, I understand that the college is making a lot of money. and yes, the sanctity of the NCAA has clearly been violated by colleges who recruit undereducated kids. But paying the players will worsen the problem! If the NCAA had paid athletes then there's even MORE focus on athletics, less on education. This just shows that the colleges value the talented jock more than a hard working student. Meaning the ultra talented and skilled sports kids who were born with God given gifts are so much more important than the kid who's paying the school $40,000 a year from his own pocket (who is also paying partly for his college sports) If you were looking at nice colleges to enroll in, what would this say to you?

Also, how many of these schools can afford to pay college athletes? very few. So would this mean that while a few schools enjoy the top recruits, the ones with less money would not be able to sustain their athletic program at all, due to lack of funding, or lack of players, etc. This documentary is terribly one sided.

[–] LnineB 10 years ago

I think the better solution is to allow them to accept momey from endorsements or other jobs. I agree the college shouldn't pay an athlete but no other scholarship student has the rules that's imposed on them like an athlete. A kid that goes to college with my sister has a full ride scholarship in math or something like that and the guy is a professional poker player and competes in chess tournaments where he is sponsored by several companies. If he was an athletes, that would be against NCAA rules and he would lose his scholarship.

Is that fair? NOPE. The NCAA doesn't have to pay the students, just allow them to make some of that money that's pouring into the college as well.

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[–] dr_dohh 10 years ago

i agree! as much as i still think the NCAA shouldn't pay players, they should be allowed to work on their own. as much as this is something that can be abused by schools, at least let them work for something non-sports related at least. this is a healthy compromise. this will probably also solve the "starvation" problem that the players have.

ed o bannon just won his case vs the NCAA. this means that the NCAA owes a lot of former players a lot of paychecks. i hope this doesn't mean that they'll work the athletes even harder at sports rather than giving them the scholarship they actually deserve. but i get it, there are a lot of poor kids that need to work. maybe the best solution, if they're so focused on sports is to go straight to the pros. and make the NCAA recruit athletes that are actual students.

[–] smullen1 10 years ago

He might be able to get permission for that if he asks. I know of several NCAA athletes who are professionally sponsored to box on the side. All sought permission from the NCAA and were granted approval.

[–] doggie_rodriguez 8 years ago

Meaning the ultra talented and skilled sports kids who were born with God given gifts are so much more important than the kid who's paying the school $40,000 a year from his own pocket

If those kids were bringing in a billion dollars b/c of their "special skills" I would say they should get paid too.

The system chews these athletes up and spits them out when they are done. Most get a worthless education b/c they are told to take easy classes to stay eligible.

Every person in the world should be paid for their likeness. These video games make billions as well. And after seeing this doc, some athletes' "full ride scholarship" doesn't even cover the full ride.

Also, how many of these schools can afford to pay college athletes? very few. So would this mean that while a few schools enjoy the top recruits, the ones with less money would not be able to sustain their athletic program at all, due to lack of funding, or lack of players, etc.

So we shouldn't do anything just b/c it's difficult? The money is there, it's just going to the wrong people.

This documentary is terribly one sided.

Which probably wouldn't have been a problem if they had agreed with you.