is if they make all that money should college athletes get paid? This has been an argument topic for a while now and some say college athletes should and some say college athletes shouldn’t get paid. There are many reasons for both of why they should or shouldn’t. If college athletes were to get paid‚ it could help the athletes financially‚ it could make the sport more competitive‚ and it is like a full time job to the athletes. If college athletes were to get paid‚ how can it help them financially
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Summary/Response Essay March 21‚ 2015 Should College Athletes Be Paid? The article‚ titled “Should college athletes be paid?” was written by Allen Sack and published on March 7‚ 2008 in the Christian Science Monitor. Allen Sack is a professor at University of New Haven. He attended college at University of Notre Dame‚ where he was on the 1966 National Championship football team. He has a published book‚ many journal articles and has given multiple presentations on the management of sport industries
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College athletes should not get paid. You might think I’m crazy or selfish‚ but I am neither. College Athletes get so many great benefits until they really do not need a pay check. Most college athletes receive scholarships. Even more many college athletes receive “full ride scholarships.” According to www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org Division I is the biggest and most competitive NCAA division. Colleges that compete in Division I must offer scholarships — many of them full — to their student-athletes
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and games‚ sports are a business‚ and college sports are no different. Division I college sports provide a huge source of universities’ income. The school receives money from ticket sales‚ television contracts‚ and sport-related merchandise‚ along with many other sports related revenue builders. The athletes on the other hand‚ receive their scholarship and little more. While the idea of receiving a free college education is something few would complain about; when the issue is more closely examined
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Some people believe that college athletes should be paid and others do not. The only thing wrong with paying athletes is they get paid in other ways. College athletes get scholarships‚ housing‚ coaches‚ and opportunities no other college student has. So maybe they shouldn’t get paid but when you step back and look at the whole picture; coaches get paid a lot of money for example coming from Nick Saban (football coach of University of Alabama) he makes over $7 million a year. But think of the team
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Should college athletes be paid? Some people think they should‚ here are some reasons why some think that college athletes should be paid. First‚ paying athletes would put an end to black market in paying players by giving them special luxuries for college. Next‚ paying athletes give an incentive to stay and finish their schooling instead of leaving early to play professionally. Lastly‚ coaches make an average of 1 million dollars every year while the athletes are playing and taking the health
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? The NCAA is a multibillion-dollar business. They generated over 845 billion dollars last year. The President‚ Mark Emert‚ does not believe college athletes should be paid. He makes about 1.7 million dollars yearly and only has to pay 419 employees. Something seems wrong with this situation. If coaches and administrators are making millions of dollars from the players‚ why are the players not making any of the money? College athletes deserve to get a profit
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year in college. He is a ball player and he is really good at what he does. He is the star of the team and makes the college a lot of money. However‚ he can’t focus on playing ball because he is worried about paying for his classes and paying his tuition. If Marquiss got paid for his work he does on the basketball court and football field. Marquiss and other sports players in college should only have to focus on playing the sports they play. College athletes like Marquiss should get paid because
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year in college. He is a ball player and he is really good at what he does. He is the star of the team and makes the college a lot of money. However‚ he can’t focus on playing ball because he is worried about paying for his classes and paying his tuition. If Marquiss got paid for his work he does on the basketball court and football field. Marquiss and other sports players in college should only have to focus on playing the sports they play. College athletes like Marquiss should get paid because
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go to college is privilege not a necessity. The ability to play sports at the collegiate level is a choice of the student; it isn’t mandatory. Student athletes have the ability to go to college because they excell at a sport/sports‚ That is one of the greatest opportunities but some feel that‚this opportunity isn’t good enough. The greedy people want more than the ability to play a sport and go to college for free.Those greedy people are the college athletes who want to get paid. College athletes
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