Should College Athletes Get Paid?

This was a story I did along with Belal Simjee in 2005 about the idea of college athletes getting paid. This includes perspectives from players, a coach and an administrator. --Patrick Alog twitter.com/patrickalog

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[shall2347]

They should make the season 16 games like the NFL and pay the players like 1,200 a game. if they stayed 4 years theyd make like 90 grand. There wud be added revenue not to mention boosters could legally help out and pay players now, maybe instead of just money they could get rental cars and sell their memoribilia and shit like that. Obviously the MAC and WAC schools couldnt keep up with the Alabama and Ohio States of the world but they could still pay like half that amount maybe. just a thought

[museblock]

@JmoneyYD (continued) Academic scholarships and grant programs (for grad and undergrad) students, don't include living expenses. Loans are needed for that. As for all the money sports bring in... its true clubs and grad work don't bring in that much but they also don't get to keep it all. The athletic department pays its dues to the school and keeps the rest. Sports don't fund anything but sports. Its like a side business and has nothing to do with education... it shouldn't be that way.

[museblock]

@JmoneyYD From my experience its quite the opposite. The athletes at the school I attend get full-ride as well as under the table cash for living expenses which is funny because its not much of a secret yet they still treat it like one. I guess its because its not allowed. They also get free car leases, free sky miles, they get all kinds of technology (phones, game systems, computers, televisions) as "player incentives" and much more. (continued)

[JmoneyYD]

@museblock What you said is true, but do those better uses consist of paying coaches millions in salaries and spending millions to upgrade stadiums & facilities? In the 08-09 school year Texas' football & basketball programs generated $138.45 million; I'm pretty sure clubs or grad students don't generate that much. And many student athletes do get max athletic scholarships but it's not necessarily a 'free ride'. Unlike merit scholarships, athletic don't include living expenses or spending money.

[museblock]

@supersaid23 Most college athletes get a free ride for four years. Just because they help bring money to a school doesn't mean they should be on the payroll. This opens up a massive can of worms. What about grad students who bring money to the school with research? Should they get paid? And what about college clubs that raise money for their department? Should they all get paid some of that? They say its like a full-time job well so is being a grad student. There are better uses for that money.

[supersaid23]

College athletes make enough money for universities that it would not hurt to give some back. college sports will always be a big money maker for big time universities and colleges. They should take better care of their athletes by paying them for their services.an enormous amount of cash is being circulated within that school, at the athlete’s expense, which that athlete will never lay eyes on