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In part 1, we discussed the cons and obstacles that will make implementing a plan to pay college athletes a tough task.
In part 2 of Should College Athletes Be Paid? Pro’s and Cons… let’s quickly examine the pros (no pun intended) of paying collegiate athletes.
Former Ohio State WR Ray Small says he sold his Big Ten Championship rings to pay the rent and his car note, while he played at Ohio State. ICON
Pros
Fair to the Athlete.Schools don’t have to pay the players, so the coaches salaries are getting higher and higher every year. As of March 2010, almost a dozen Division 1A schools spent at least 38% more on the salaries of their offensive or defensive coordinators than they did in 2009.
The players are the ones risking their bodies. The players don’t get a share of the revenue, yet they’re the product that fans pay to see, and that produces the millions and billions of dollars in television revenue for the powerhouse conferences.
Store owners, schools, conferences, and coaches (amongst many other parties) profit from college football, yet the players are the only party not benefiting financially, and that’s not fair, in my opinion.
Could Decrease Number of Players that Accept “Improper Benefits.” Let’s not be naive here and think that this would stop player’s from taking benefits from people.
Some player’s are going to take money and benefits regardless. Some players, however, accept the benefits strictly out of financial desperation.
For some of these players, receiving an extra $5,000 or so a year could definitely deter them from accepting improper benefits.
Do you see any pros to this that I might’ve overlooked? Do you disagree with me? Leave a comment!
Check out the video below, where Bryant Gumbel and guests engage in a conversation about whether or not college athletes should be paid.
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As a college athlete I say yes that we sgould be paid. Yea people like Victoria and Doug will say we are already being paid an education which is true but where is that money when we need to wash clothes or where is that money when we need toilet paper or cleaning supplies, gas to put in our cars, food, soap. and etc. Ok also people like Doug and Victoria will say get jobs. How bout this when your going to school all day then practice every afternoon then a postion or team meeting that can last from two to three and a half hours right after that then on top of meetings and practice,you still have homework and studying to do for the next day, when do you ever have time for a job. Then they might say have your parents send money. Have you ever thought that most of I parents might be out of work or have financial problems theirselves. Doug you are really ignorant, the level of high school ball and college ball is so much different. You can’t even compare the physicallity of the two. All of the your opponents are just as large if not larger, just as strong if not stronger, and just as fast if not fasster so how dare you compare college athletes to high school athletes. College ball is a bussiness just like the pros. If you strapped up in one college program I swear to you that you wouldnt last a second. So unless you work with college athletes hand in hand and know what we go through every day, do not sit behind a computer screen and spectulate because you will be the main one on your couch or in our stadium wearing our colors cheering us on.
Alvin: the players don’t get paid for video games because their names are not being used. Because the NCAA does not pay NCAA Student Athletes, EA Sports cannot use the student athletes’ names because they would have to pay them.
And if college athletes get paid, shouldn’t high school athletes? I mean, they’re sacrificing their bodies too…that’s just it, it’s a choice to play and make those sacrifices. Most student athletes receive scholarships which is enough of a pay. If they don’t want to get hurt then they shouldn’t play..the risk of injury is inevitable. Professional athletes get paid because they are “professional”. Look it up-professional means to be paid for doing something. Student athletes are not professionals so they should not be paid.
You all make good point but college players should not be gettig paid they need to learn how to work for there money.
I think they should get money because they are working everyday harder than most people who get paid for it but they don’t get anything.
I think college football and basketball players should get a salary. Millions of dollars is generated off these college athletes. Even though they are college-athletes, college does not come first. They were recruited for their athletic ability, not their academic ability. They are money makers, who work for free. Most college athletes get through college taking easy classes that won’t interfere with their demanding football schedule and they just do enough to pass so they can play. I’m not saying pay them a big salary. However, they should all earn enough get by like the rest of us in college. As for the rest of the sports in colleges, in all fairness they don’t generate the millions and billions of dollars that college football and basketball generate. If they did, they would deserve to get paid too.
I think they should not be paid because they are being paid. Training, they are practicing to get better at what they love. Secondly with an edjucation! Hello ! they should value that most of all! That way even if they dont make it big time they still have an edjucation to get them there and to be succsesful! i mean im just saying.
i really think that college athletes should not be paid becauswe it is very unfair to pay some players but not others. it is really absurd that these morons are saying that their prized stud athletes hould recieve tons of cash for what….. winning a conference championship? oh please, what do you really think they’re gonna use that money for, if a kid needs money, go to the NBANFL.
You make a few good points, however saying they “should just go to the NFL” isn’t fair, as most of them won’t be able to do so. Its not that easy.
Its a complex issue. These schools and the NCAA make millions off video games and player jerseys, but the players don’t receive anything for that.