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Do you support paying college athletes?
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:28 am
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:28 am
If so, how should it be structured? Unlimited funds, or some limits set?
What about autograph sessions, appearances, etc?
For me, Id be against straight paying players a salary, but if a kid can get someone to pay him for his autograph or to show up at a luncheon I say go for it.
What about autograph sessions, appearances, etc?
For me, Id be against straight paying players a salary, but if a kid can get someone to pay him for his autograph or to show up at a luncheon I say go for it.
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Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:34 am to The Mick
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:37 am to The Mick
absolutely not. i dont want some golf star driving a better car than me on campus
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:46 am to The Mick
They do get paid. They get free education / free living / free food / free clothes / free ipads / free training from some of the best trainers in the world / free access to state of the art facilities.
At some schools the cost of all that can be worth more than 100k per year.
At some schools the cost of all that can be worth more than 100k per year.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:47 am to redbullwings
no
they get a alot of free shite already from the university
and alot of the get an academic exception to get into the school
without that alot of these wouldn't be in college
they get a alot of free shite already from the university
and alot of the get an academic exception to get into the school
without that alot of these wouldn't be in college
This post was edited on 9/10/13 at 9:49 am
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:49 am to deathvalleyjunkie
quote:
no
they get a alot of free shite already from the university
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:51 am to SpartyGator
If you pay them, make them pay their own tuition. Give the athletic scholarships to some deserving high school kids that will actually put it to good use and graduate.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 9:51 am to The Mick
I prefer the current "pay under the table" system.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:21 am to The Mick
The universities already give them free everything. I had the academic equivalent and it was quite easy for me to make it without even having a job except for the summers.
That being said, I see no issue in letting someone make some cash signing autographs, making appearances, or doing local commercials. I'd even let players sign endorsements in college. Amateurism has been dead for years, might as well let the kids make money on the free market like everyone else.
That being said, I see no issue in letting someone make some cash signing autographs, making appearances, or doing local commercials. I'd even let players sign endorsements in college. Amateurism has been dead for years, might as well let the kids make money on the free market like everyone else.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:22 am to The Mick
I'm against a salary because then you could open it up to revenue draining sports like Men's Swimming and Women's anything.
Rather make it more of a free market meritocracy. Players can be paid by outside sources for appearances, using their likeliness, autographs, whatever.
Rather make it more of a free market meritocracy. Players can be paid by outside sources for appearances, using their likeliness, autographs, whatever.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:25 am to The Mick
I'm sort of in the grey zone on paying players a salary. But, I do believe that players should make money off of their likeness.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:25 am to The Mick
Yes, they should at least get royalties.
This post was edited on 9/10/13 at 10:27 am
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:26 am to SM6
I think you can pay the players a salary, but make it be managed by someone else, so they can't go blow it all the first month of the semester. Maybe give them ___ a month to spend on whatever
oh wait, THAT'S WHAT THEY ALREADY DO. I know as a scholarship guy at OSU (non-revenue sport), my friend was given like $1000 a month in 2003 (I'd assume it's more today). I don't know if that is enough, so you could maybe just make that number like 1250 or 1500
oh wait, THAT'S WHAT THEY ALREADY DO. I know as a scholarship guy at OSU (non-revenue sport), my friend was given like $1000 a month in 2003 (I'd assume it's more today). I don't know if that is enough, so you could maybe just make that number like 1250 or 1500
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:26 am to JBeam
Where it gets dicey is differentiating $1,000 gift for signing some balls at a booster's party, and the shady gambler offering $500 for injury information or a couple thousands to miss a few key layups. Policing that could get real sticky, real fast.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:32 am to The Mick
quote:Yes.
Do you support paying college athletes?
If so, how should it be structured? Unlimited funds, or some limits set?
Endorsements, no limits. That way, not every kid gets paid and the burden isn't on the school to pay them.
It would be a more true sense of the free market system. If Manziel wants to write his name down and make $7500, cool. If he wants to endorse Nike, cool. If the 4th string defensive tackle for Eastern Michigan can't get an endorsement, cool, he'll still enjoy his free tuition.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:37 am to The Mick
quote:
Do you support paying college athletes?
Absolutely not. Some people who argue in favor of it don't recognize the value of a free college degree.
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:37 am to JBeam
quote:
I'm sort of in the grey zone on paying players a salary. But, I do believe that players should make money off of their likeness.
I'm against a "salary", but I wouldn't have an issue with making $$$ off of their likeness (I've changed my tune on that recently).
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:38 am to The Mick
Les Miles thinks so
Posted on 9/10/13 at 10:39 am to shel311
quote:
That way, not every kid gets paid and the burden isn't on the school to pay them.
How on Earth is it fair to not pay every athlete? A&M's third string defensive tackle works just as a hard in practice as Johnny Manziel. You would really tell him "sorry, you're not a star, so you don't get paid"? Keep that in the pros.
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