Friday, June 21, 2013
Should Division 1 College Athletes Be Paid?
As the NCAA continues to profit each year, the on going debate on whether Division I college athletes should be paid continues. Last year the NCAA's revenue was 871.6 million dollars. Many see that number and are curious why college athletes do not profit from it. The answer is simple. They are already getting paid in a sense by going to college for free. The scholarship includes tuition, housing, text books, medical coverage, and several meals. Most importantly, they will have no college loans after graduation. According to the American Student Assistance statistics, close to 12 million Americans are currently paying back college loans. Obviously, it is very common to have college loans. The fact that student athletes do not have to worry about paying any loans because they are above average at a sport outweighs all the reasons for them to get paid. College athletes are fortunate enough to get an education for free, anything more than that would be a crime.
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I think to the non-athelete like you and I, we view the fact that college athletes are getting a free education as highway robbery. I paid my way through undergrad and am currently paying for my grad tuition. It seems silly to us that you would get a free ride to a university because you could catch a ball or run fast.
ReplyDeleteBut you know as well as I do that college sports is all about revenue. The universities and the BCS have made so much money off of TV deals and endorsements that they would hate to change the system. I think the players would have to unionize in order to get paid. Going back to your last post about coaches in college, having complete power can be a bad thing. For instance, college training camps involve padded practices and hitting up to 4 or 5 times a week. In comparison the new NFL CBA states players can only be in pads a certain number of practices in training camp and maybe once a week during the season. The college players have no unified voice representing them. That is what I ultimately think is the problem.