Paying college athletes. Should it be done? Can it be done? And how could it effectively and fairly be implemented? Obviously the easiest one to answer is should it be done, that's a yes or a no. But once you start talking about who gets what and how doesn't it become far more complicated?
From an ESPN.com article on the subject in March
For - The true madness of March is the millions of dollars -- generated by the kids who touch the ball -- that goes mostly to the advertising hustlers, television suits, arena operators, concession hawkers, athletic gear manufacturers and retailers, university administrators, coaches and sports media noisemakers. No wonder they don't want to share any of that money with the players. They've locked the doors on their sweat shop
Against - I'm pretty sure any student who is paying (sorry, borrowing) his or her own way -- or whose family is taking out massive, decade-crippling loans -- would trade the many hard hours of work and dedication it takes to be a college hoops or football player in exchange for that kind of "sweat shop" experience.
Those are your most common arguments. They generate so much revenue so they deserve it or they receive a free tuition which is a tremendous value. Let's flip both of those. Kansas track doesn't generate substantial revenue does it? For that matter neither did Terry Nooner, but fans sure did like him.
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1 comments:
Great article! It seems it's time college athletes should be paid. The NCAA has held down this racket for a long time. If they don't change, more than $2,000 per year, they're going to fall. The debate over at TC Huddle got me thinking about this. I wondered what other people were saying and found your opinion.
Thanks for the post! Enjoyed it. Here's the article that led me here if you're curious: http://www.tchuddle.com/2011/07/pay-the-kid-the-earned-dollars-of-college-athletes/
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