This debate begins with the depiction of universities making large profits as a result of student athletes. Arguments to pay college athletes often develop due to perceptions of greed and exploitation relating to athletic departments. According to various reports, the football teams at Texas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Penn State, just to name a few big-revenue football schools, each earn between $40 million and $80 million a year in profits (Branch). In an article by Forbes.com columnist, Patrick Rishe, he claims, “The reason why schools are chasing the money associated with college football is so they can better finance the rest of their athletic programs. Programs where – in most cases – all but 2 or 3 sports are losing money” (Rishe). He goes on to explain that the pursuit of profit from football and basketball programs, specifically, help support other programs that operate with a deficit. An example of this is a women’s basketball program in 2010 operating with a deficit of $-1,168,000 while the men’s basketball team had a profit of $788,000 (Rishe).…
The number one reason why college athletes should be paid is because they deserve it. College student athletes are working hard anywhere between 30 to 40 hours a week to be successful and excellent. On average every college athletic season ranks in between ten and 150 million dollars in revenue and zero dollars are rewarded to the athletes. Recently there was about an 11 billion dollar deal made between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the television station, CBS. The deal revolved around a popular event in men’s college basketball, March Madness. The deal was that from 2011 to 2024, CBS would be the station to air the three weekend long event, and again, zero dollars go to the athletes making the event possible. March Madness doesn’t exist without the athletes and they receive none of the billions of dollars the event makes. Andrew Luck was a starting quarterback for Stanford University and a Heisman Trophy candidate. Fans came to the Stanford football games just to see him play. People purchased the jersey emblazoned with his name and number from the Stanford gift shop and he made absolutely no profit from this. Everything went to Nike and the University itself. Andrew Luck is just one example among the many college student…
Amongst the controversy surrounding the NCAA’s recent crackdown on violations with regards to college programs compensating players and players accepting compensation from universities and outside sources, one question has understandably been brought up. It is a question that was bound to be asked sooner or later, and one without an obvious answer: should college athletes be paid? It is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, question that surrounds the world of college sports. The answer, quite simply put, is no.…
I strongly believe that college athletes shouldn’t be paid because they're still amateurs at the sport. They aren’t professionals at the sport. Even though their in college they are still learning and they need to pass school then start getting a job to make money. If you compare college amateurs to professionals there will be a big difference and observe why they get paid it will make a lot of sense. According to the text it says “A gentleman never competes for money,” Walter Camp wrote in his 1893 handbook on college sports.”…
What is the difference between college athletes and pro athletes? Pro athletes are paid and college athletes are not paid. But pro athletes are professionals and college athletes are students and athletes. The question is whether college athletes should be paid or not. Paying college athletes has been controversial for many years. Many believe paying college athletes is the right thing to do while some have different feelings. College athletes should be paid to play a sport because they are employees, they bring in revenue, very talented, and many people believe they already get paid by receiving scholarships which is not the case.…
However, compared to the revenue college programs earn, student athletes receive in return is very small. Mark’s article also argues that players put in full work towards their sport and there’s not much time for a job or even school work for them and they still don’t get paid., while coaches earn millions of dollars every year. So here is the point, if the NCAA, coaches, and athletic directors can earn huge amounts of money from student athletes, shouldn’t student athletes earn money as well? It would be nice if their scholarships would just give them a little spending cash as a way of thanking them for their effort, because without them the college athletic programs would be nothing. College athletes should get paid for playing because they spend most of their time toward their sport, it will keep more players in schools, and it will pay for more than just…
Many would also say that college sports exist not to make a profit, but to create a community between the different universities. Throwing money at the players would change the mindset of the players making them think as if they are professional players, changing the amateur status. Another big problem with this is, not every college sport is considered as popular as football and basketball. “It’s unfair and wrong to pay football and men’s basketball players because they participate in a sport that generates millions of dollars in revenue but does not pay the thousands upon thousands of student-athletes competing for their schools in other sports” (College athletes shouldn’t get paid). Will all college athletes be given a paycheck? “There is no system of payment that can be put in place that is fair across the board for all students, all sports and all schools that participate in college athletics” (Jackson). These things can only result in…
Athletes are dominated, managed, and controlled. They do not receive a wage compensation for their contribution to economic returns. Athletes are sometimes mistreated physically and mentally; and denied rights and freedoms of other citizens. The debate over whether or not to pay collegiate athletes, specifically Division 1, has increased greatly. Many people believe college athletic associations; such as the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Associations) treat college athletes unfairly. College athletes have been dedicating time, hard work, and much more to their schools' athletic departments. People are making millions of dollars off of these athletes while, they are living in poverty. Things need to change; these players need to start being rewarded for their dedication.…
References: Martin, M. (2002, August 20). “NCAA limitations placed upon scholarship allocation hurt sports.” The Lantern. Retrieved April 21, 2008, from…
Many issues have been plaguing the sports world recently, especially the question of paying college athletes. Are athletics so important that colleges need to put out millions of dollars per year just to pay for students to play for them? Paying college athletes is like throwing a lit match into a haystack: once the fire is started, it just keeps burning, making a bad situation worse.…
The NCAA began with very honest intentions and many people believe. According to the NCAA official webpage, it's core purpose is "To govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable, and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student athlete is paramount". Many have questioned whether it is wise to compensate collegiate athletes with scholarships, due to questions about the validity of their awards and speculation over athletes receiving improper benefits. The argument against paying players is that they receive scholarships, often valued at tens of thousands of dollars, plus stipends, which are more than their free market value is worth. Or that paying certain players would take away most schools' abilities to compete with universities that may have greater funds to propel their programs into elite programs. When the truth of the matter is actually the opposite, the majority of colligate athletes are not on “full rides” nor or are they even close to a full ride. Contrary to the stereotypes of playing college football, interviews on media days this year, paint a much bleaker picture in the life as a player when you don’t accept illicit benefits or have a family that can send extra money when the stipend runs out.…
In order to gain insight into this issue, I searched Virginia Tech’s database for articles and essays pertaining to they payment of collegiate student-athletes. I read each of the articles I chose and ensured that they contained little to no bias. Many of the articles found were from credible sources such as journalists from Forbes, the Arizona Daily Star, and the Economist.…
After being established in 1905 with the help of former President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, the NCAA has become on of the most profitable organizations in America. The NCAA makes approximately 11 million dollars from CBS alone for just the three weekends of March Madness. Many other college sports bring each of their respected programs millions upon millions of dollars each year. This is why college athletes have must be paid a salary by the NCAA.…
Have you ever wondered about being a college athlete and getting paid? I have never wondered about this because college athletes should not paid for playing sports. I understand that some people believe that college athletes should get paid because it more money for them to depend on while there in college. College athletes shouldn’t get paid for playing sports because it would be unfair to other students if the college paid athletes to play college sports. Most college athletes receives scholarships. Getting paid to be a college athlete also takes the focus off of their education.…
For my first point, is the money generated and how it’s not fairly distributed. The players BRING the money into the Universities all by themselves. Even in some cases, one single player alone can bring in close to 100 million dollars alone. For instance, Johnny Manziel, quarterback for Texas A&M University football team. He alone brought $59.3 million dollars into the athletic program in 2012, from ticket sales, people buying his jersey on and offline and other miscellaneous items. Not one penny did he receive from NCAA but the NCAA will gladly let the Texas A&M dean build a new 34 million dollar library from that money he brought to the University. People come to see Johnny Manziel play, that’s a huge part why almost every game is sold out on a weekly basis. Just to see one man play. I feel personally as if a University has that type of caliber in a player as they do in Johnny, why not pay him some of the money the University gets OFF of them, I’m not saying millions but I’m saying a good amount, after all.…