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There is a lot of controversy revolving around if college athletes should be paid for playing. I 'm here to tell you that I believe they should be paid for their services. There are many reasons why this should be in effect real soon and I 'm going to explain why. First off, I think the biggest reason of why they should get paid is that these colleges make large revenue off of these athletes’ talents these colleges are making millions of dollars a year in revenue and refuse to pay these…

After reading the comments of my peers from project two. I can confidently say that the majority of the class liked my piece about Guantanamo Bay. I am extremely grateful for the ones that liked it gave me positive feedback. I am also grateful to the people that critiqued my work. This will allow me to go back and make the changes I need to make my piece that much stronger. The critique that came out the most was the critique of me not having a clear-cut audience. I am aware of that mistake and…

The NCAA rakes in on average $12 billion in revenues annually that flow in through college athletics programs(Finley, 2015). The latest and biggest debate is "Whether or not college athletes should get paid?". When college athletes go to college they are not allowed to earn any money while they are participating in athletics, but is that fair? Generally they are putting in full time work hours(40/week) or sometimes even more. As more and more college athletes are struggling to get by through and…

A former UCLA basketball player, Ed O’Bannon, filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, which stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association, for his likeness being used in a video game without his consent or reimbursement. According to the NCAA amateurism rules college basketball players are not allowed to paid, and thus makes them an amateur. The rules state that players may not accept benefits or payments of any type. College basketball players should be paid in some way due to the…

One of the hottest topics in college Athletics for the past decade is whether or not college athletes should get paid. Big Schools are making an absolute fortune on these highly gifted kids through their exceptional play and social media charisma. Whether or not they should get paid is a bit of a stretch but I think with all of the money the schools are making off of these athletes I think they can manage giving the players a few dollars. Players should be paid for three reasons. Players miss so…

Student Compensation A big star in college and an icon during the years of the "Fab Five" superstar power forward Chris Webber was walking with a friend and asked to borrow gas money when he saw a Michigan jersey with his name and number on it selling for $75 and said to his friend "That money is going to go to someone somewhere but I have to beg for food and gas money" he declared for the NBA draft the following week. This isn't the only instance where a very popular college athlete feels they…

“Beware! Beware! Ides of March.” Ladies and gentlemen are you ready for the craziest season of March madness. I mean crazy, some of these teams have some powers they can use to their advantage. Maryland has a player named John Mary that can walk in the air because land generate under him. There is a couple different ways Maryland can use this to their advantage. First this one-of-a-kind player can stay above the opponent's goal and“ when the other team gets a point they can throw the ball to…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an amazing non-profit organizations that help athletes make their dreams come true. This is including the nearly 2.7 billion dollars of scholarships given this year (NCAA.org). While college athletes are bringing in thousands of dollars they see none of it for their hard work. According to NCAA.org, NCAA is a member led organization whose purpose is to focus on the well-being and success of college athletes. While the NCAA may say they focus on…

Wooden understood that. "If you don't have time to do it right, how will you find the time to do it over?" was another Woodenism. John Wooden had a book called Be Quick, But Don't Hurry. My copy is on order from Amazon. In spite of all his NCAA championship rings, John Wooden seemed more concerned with the way he lived his life and equally concerned with the development of his players off the basketball…

Unlike many books that are written or edited by one author the Economics of College Sports was edited by two people John Fizel and Rodney Fort; also, the book was published in 2004. To start with, the first part of the book only contains one chapter which is called “Economics of College Sports: An Overview”. The first part of five parts in the Economics of College Sports the book addresses what exactly it will be talking about throughout the book using empirical and theoretical research to…