...2013-2016 due to a “series of high-profile lawsuits ranging from the Ed O'Bannon and Sam Keller cases relating to the use of athletes' names and likenesses, to concussions cases, to litigation that arose from the Penn State infractions case” (Berkowitz). However, as Steve Berkowitz reports, the legal expenses could have been no more than $128.3 million, which would be significantly less than the surplus (roughly over $300 million) the NCAA made over that stretch of time. He also points out that the revenue is growing at a rate...
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...asked when college athletes should turn pro, the late, famous actor, Will Rogers, said, “Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.” Whether we like to admit it or not, the student-athletes attending a university are indeed amateurs. With their future coming near, it is important that the students get the most out of school as they can and that they not rush the process. Although many critics believe that college athletes are being exploited by not being financially compensated, not paying athletes will allow them to benefit from their additional advantages, gain from the learning experience of college, and allow all college athletes to be treated more fairly. College athletes should not be paid because they already receive fair compensation through several additional benefits in...
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...Should Student-Athletes Get Paid To pay or not to pay is what many experts are asking, this talking about paying college student-athletes. Many people argue that they should get paid because of their athletic gift but what these people do not understand is that they are students before they are athletes hence the term student-athlete. “College is a place for learning not earning” says Ava Cambio who argues against the idea of additional pay for student-athletes. “Students are not professional athletes who are paid salaries and incentives in sports. They are students receiving access to a college education through their participation in sports.”states Horace Mitchell in his article , Should College Student-Athletes be paid?, which is against the idea of pay for...
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...College sports have always been enjoyable and entertaining to watch. March Madness and the College Football Playoffs are some of the most exciting sports events to view. The Super Bowl and NBA playoffs may be exciting too, but the key difference between professional athletes and collegiate athletes is that college athletes do not get paid. Many professional athletes play for money, so the passion may not be there. College athletes on the other hand, play for pride, their school, and for their team. The passion is obviously there, so it makes the game more intense, more energetic, and more intense. In recent years, a conflict has occurred as in deciding if college athletes should receive a salary or not. College athletes should not get paid...
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...Whether college athletes should be paid or not is a very controversial topic in the sports world. Many professional football or basketball players in the NCAA and the NBA get paid millions of dollars each year (Text 1, lines 10-16). However, college athletes don’t deserve to be paid as if they were in the NCAA or the NBA. People in the sports community hasn't taken into consideration all the benefits that student-athletes receive with an athletic scholarship. Due to universities providing scholarships and paid tuition, athletes shouldn’t be paid to play a sport. The athletic scholarship, paid tuition, and extra benefits that the student-athletes receive is pay enough. For instance, text 4 implies that an athletic scholarship can be worth approximately twenty to fifty thousand per year, and this doesn’t include the protective gear or travel expenses that students don’t have to worry about (lines 5-6). People need to...
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...Should college athletes be compensated? There are many people that think athletes should be paid and there are many people that think they should not. Paying college athletes is a controversial topic that many people are against. Millions of dollars are made by the success of these athletes and the teams they play for. Opponents believe athletes should be paid because of their hard work; college athletes receive benefits from their institutions, and the NCAA find paying college athletes a violation. First of all, many opponents surrounding the issue of paying college athletes believe they should be paid. Their theory of paying these athletes is due to their hard work. College athletes put in numerous hours every week preparing for games. The hours they put in come from practice, study hall, conditioning, position meetings, team meetings, and breakfast checks. There are so many things that these athletes are held accountable for that lead up to the whole package of being a college athlete. As important as football is, academics are even more important. The countless hours’ athletes put in on a daily basis for football don’t stop there. Athletes are required to...
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...College Athletes brings about 12 billion annually and one billions to the NCAA, but where that money goes? Do athletes deserve that money? Basketball and football are the main sports in colleges and the visits had increase. Meanwhile, college athletes should not get paid because they are not forced to play, they already receive scholarships, and not all college sports bring money. First of all, college athletes should not receive salary with the fact that they play voluntary. Students decide to involve in sport world with the purpose of getting experience for their future. A member of NCAA, Horace Mitchell describe that “Student-athletes are amateurs who choose to participate in intercollegiate athletics as part of their educational experience”...
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...extra money for other necessities. You did not save enough money in high school and your family does not have money to give you. You are a college athlete. Athletic boosters tempt the athletes with illegal benefits because most do not have money for their own use. The NCAA makes millions of dollars off a college athlete’s performance. The NCAA is a not-for-profit agency that does not operate like one. If college athletes received a yearly stipend from the NCAA, then they might not be lured to take illegal benefits and would have spending money to enjoy the college life experience and pay for needed college items, such as a computer or supplies. For those reasons, college athletes should be paid by the NCAA for the services they provide to their schools. Critics against student athletes being paid believe in the benefits of the athletic scholarship. However, past athletes received improper benefits, financial and otherwise. Reggie Bush accepted improper benefits when he played football for University of Sothern California. According to the article, “Paying College Athletes,” “…current NFL star Reggie Bush-had violated its amateurism rules when his family moved into an expensive home owned by a local businessman with whom Bush and his family had had business dealings related to Bush’s football career” (Paying College Athletes par. 7). Reggie Bush and his family collected an excess of $290,000 from sports agent Lloyd Lake. Lake sued Bush and his family to be repaid...
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...PT 2: SOLUTIONS AND ADVANTAGES College Athletes—Pay or not to Pay, That is the Question? Encouraging today's youth to attend a higher education institution is more important that ever before. Students attend these higher academic institutions by either sports or academic achievement. Focusing on the student population that attends for sports –related purposes, scouts tracked these students to pose the student to attend the represented institutions in the areas of mostly football or basketball. It is not that scouts do not focus on other sports, such as soccer or baseball; just that the marketability of college football or basketball appears to get the most attention from the institutions as well sports media. Obtaining a higher education leads to better-paying jobs and a potentially a better way of life. What about the urban student that lives in poverty that this may be his or her way to a better-living remains based on their athletic talents? They may be great at "hooping" or "can throw the distance" but can they write a term paper? The answer that may surprise most is the answer is yes; they can. However, they cannot afford to attend the local university in their home state let alone another state altogether. So, if they get into the university on a scholarship, play their heart out, and get their championship team to the bowl what do they get for all their hard work? Do all they deserve is a pat on the back when the college receives millions? What happens...
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...Tyler Allen Mr. Burford Jr. Comp. 15 May 2014 College Athletes Should Not be Paid College sports are entertaining and fun to watch but we may have a problem with these sports. Many college athletes are speaking out in protest. These athletes want to be paid for playing. This is not just a problem for one sport; athletes from many different sports are speaking out. College athletes receive enough benefits from their university for playing sports. These benefits make up for none of the payment. Athletes should not be paid because colleges would not be able to afford paying athletes, athletes already receive compensation when they accept many benefits, and college athletes are broadcasted on national television and are adored by many people all over the country. Athletes have never been paid to play sports in college. Some people argue for college athletes to be paid. These people think that the players deserve to be paid because of all the things they go through. People believe that these athletes don’t receive the quality education because of the time that students sport consumes. Some people believe that college athletes should be paid because Division I football and basketball players devote over forty-three hours a week to practicing, training and playing their beloved sport. Which is longer than the typical work week for the average American worker. This year, the University of Alabama reported $143.3 Million in athletic revenues, which is more than all thirty NHL teams...
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...Jack Cobain Prof. Leanne MacDonald Multimedia Writing & Rhetoric 13300 11/11/2013 Reforming the NCAA In recent times a litany of scandals has brought the corruption of college sports to the forefront of the national discussion. Fans and media commentators express outrage each time it is discovered that a college athlete has been receiving under-the-table payments. These scandals disguise the larger issue however. The true injustice is not that some athletes are being paid but rather that more are not (Branch). Varsity athletics have evolved immensely since their inception in 1869 as a toughening agent to prepare American men for a new era of Darwinian struggle (Branch). College sports have become a lucrative industry, built on a free labor source unavailable in any other business (Palutsis). Yet despite the billions of dollars college athletes generate for their universities, they earn nothing for themselves. The restrictions placed on athletes by the NCAA not only prohibit the payment of a stipend to help cover the cost of attendance but they also prevent student-athletes from marketing themselves, cutting them off from potentially lucrative opportunities. A large proportion of these student-athletes come from low-income families who can barely afford to keep them in school even with the help of an athletic scholarship and to cut these people off from this potential source of income is cruel and unfair. While the NCAA’s commitment to amateurism sounds noble, in reality...
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...College Athletes Should Be Compensated For many colleges and universities athletics programs are a major source of revenue for its institutions. These institutions rely on their athletes to keep the notoriety and popularity of their institutions name. Since, college’s athletes are supposed to be the best at the sports they play, why are they not being compensated? Some might say a student athlete’s scholarship for a free education is compensation enough. However, there are some that say the amount of money institutions make from its athletes is so great that student athletes should be given a kickback. Student athletes should be compensated for the time and performance they give to help their college and universities uphold their reputations. Certainly, both sides of this debate have made very compelling arguments in support of their views. There are those who believe that college athletes should be compensated somehow or be given a stipend for extra money to cover the costs or living that are not provided with their scholarships (Nocera No pg.). Most college scholarships fall on average about $3,500 short of the total cost of attending college each year (Nocera No pg.). Many student athletes come from low-income families and rely heavily on athletic scholarships to get them into a quality school (Burgett No pg.). Although student athletes are given a full scholarship to their school of choice these scholarships do not provide the money necessary for entertainment, travel expenses...
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...2015 To Pay or Not to Pay Paying for a college education is one of the vast struggles of being a student. If a student is gifted with intelligence or stifling speed and athleticism they have a chance to earn a scholarship that virtually pays for their entire college experience. In recent history it is apparent that for some student-athletes this money is not enough, bringing up a burning question in college sports: should college athletes be paid? Some believe that it is essential for them to be paid for their hard work and dedication. Others believe that they are already relieved of future college debt, so why give them more? Each spectrum of this argument provides clear and concise evidence making it difficult to decipher which route may be the most reasonable. College is an expensive endeavor and student-athletes already gain a financial advantage and significantly larger benefits over the majority of the student population. The NCAA has always been considered an amateur league. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, an amateur is defined as, “one who cultivates anything as a pastime, as distinguished from one who prosecutes it professionally; hence, sometimes used disparagingly, as = dabbler, or superficial student or worker.” In 1957 the NCAA came to the conclusion, after years of avoiding the pressure, to subsidize and grant athletic scholarships. As young sports fans we aspire to be like our favorite athletes, but in reality only a small fraction of...
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...years ago many talented athletes did not have the money to attend college after high school. This is still a problem in today's society. On the other hand, young men and women who are eligible to get a athletic scholarships are closer to reaching their goal and controlling sufficient funds to better educate themselves. Many pros and cons could be argued for and against academic scholarships, but the real question is does Athletic Scholarships benefit college athletes and the university's ? The first reason athletic scholarships can benefit the university is by being able to help build a strong athletic program . The college has to decide on whether or not to give out scholarships to their athletes or just...
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...not getting paid enough to feed your family. Many college athletes today face a severe lack in economic benefits due to the restrictions to uphold the amateur status enforced by the NCAA. The removing of the restrictions, improving of the educational experience, and the sufficient funding would constitute the paying of college athletes. The restrictions to uphold the amateur status regarding the economic benefits of college athletes set by the NCAA are considered unjust by many. The database article “College Athletes Should Be Paid” by Eitzen contends that athletes make money for their universities, but they do not receive any compensation for their thirty-to-forty hours a week that they spend with their sport on top of attending classes. Many college athletes’ image is also being used as a way to make money for the universities for which they play. For example, selling the athlete’s jersey number...
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