Analysis: Why College Athletes Should Not Be Paid
Final Paper
12/17/13
Pay for Play is Not the Answer
In recent years, colleges throughout the nation have come across plenty of controversy concerning the idea of whether or not athletes should be paid to play sports in college. To this day the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) deems this a violation of their rules, and that is no matter what the amateur status of the players who make college athletics a billion-dollar business is not going to change (“Associated Press”, 2013). Even though the issue is constantly being debated and to some the answer remains "up in the air" still to this day (Dabad, n.d.), I think the answer is quite simple on why college athletes shouldn’t be paid. There are many reasons …show more content…
They have top notch, million dollar facilities at their fingertips. They use these for practice, for working out, to study in, eat in and the list goes on. Not to mention all the “free” gear that they wear into class daily to show off that they are an athlete (Rocker, 2013, para. 5). Also, when traveling to games they do not pay for their plane tickets or bus rides. The average expenses per team for men are $13,230,226 (Find the Data. © 2013 FindTheBest.com, Inc.). So clearly, they do see the university’s money, just not in the way they want to see …show more content…
If the NCAA or any college/university put out money to their athletic teams, it would soon result in the players wanting more as a natural reaction. As the saying goes "Give a mouse a cookie... He 'll want a glass of milk" what makes anyone think these athletes would act any different. Most of them are on full scholarships anyhow, and receive refund checks from financial aid. They are already treated as celebrities around campus, and just giving in to more of their wants will just lead to recklessness, and madness. People always want more, and we would eventually have to give them what they wanted just to find balance and cooperation. But the beauty and excitement of college athletics lies right in this irony, a nation drawn to the idea of professional games played by amateurs (Plaschke,
12/17/13
Pay for Play is Not the Answer
In recent years, colleges throughout the nation have come across plenty of controversy concerning the idea of whether or not athletes should be paid to play sports in college. To this day the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) deems this a violation of their rules, and that is no matter what the amateur status of the players who make college athletics a billion-dollar business is not going to change (“Associated Press”, 2013). Even though the issue is constantly being debated and to some the answer remains "up in the air" still to this day (Dabad, n.d.), I think the answer is quite simple on why college athletes shouldn’t be paid. There are many reasons …show more content…
They have top notch, million dollar facilities at their fingertips. They use these for practice, for working out, to study in, eat in and the list goes on. Not to mention all the “free” gear that they wear into class daily to show off that they are an athlete (Rocker, 2013, para. 5). Also, when traveling to games they do not pay for their plane tickets or bus rides. The average expenses per team for men are $13,230,226 (Find the Data. © 2013 FindTheBest.com, Inc.). So clearly, they do see the university’s money, just not in the way they want to see …show more content…
If the NCAA or any college/university put out money to their athletic teams, it would soon result in the players wanting more as a natural reaction. As the saying goes "Give a mouse a cookie... He 'll want a glass of milk" what makes anyone think these athletes would act any different. Most of them are on full scholarships anyhow, and receive refund checks from financial aid. They are already treated as celebrities around campus, and just giving in to more of their wants will just lead to recklessness, and madness. People always want more, and we would eventually have to give them what they wanted just to find balance and cooperation. But the beauty and excitement of college athletics lies right in this irony, a nation drawn to the idea of professional games played by amateurs (Plaschke,