National College Athletic Association that is discussed at length in the article is the effect that student-athlete compensation will have on parity in college sports. Some worry that in allowing for compensation of student-athletes, the divide between the haves and the have-nots in college sports will grow larger. There are currently three side to the aforementioned argument: those who belief that a growing divide will be unavoidable with the advent of student-athlete compensation, those who believe it can be avoided through negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement or something of that ilk, and those who believe that the divide between the haves and have-nots should be encouraged as it is part of what makes college sports great. Those who believe that student-athlete compensation will further the class divide in college are opposed to paying student-athletes because they believe it will effectively ruin college sports by making its results routine and predictable. On the other hand, there are some proponents of paying college athletes who believe that fears of a deepened class divide can be alleviated by pay caps and restrictions that come with a collectively bargained agreement between the colleges and the student-athletes.…
An university can increase their profit by increasing concession prices, such as tickets and merchandise, or by lowering expenses. Two expenses Tubby Smith suggests that could be lowered are the investments of training facilities and coach’s contracts. He argues that coaches are overpaid to the point that they should not being the highest paid person in his/her respective state. Smith also suggests college sports programs invest an abundance of money in training facilities. Although he highlights valid points to lower the cost of funding an athletic program, these points would hinder the overall viability of the program.…
Every year more than 460,00 NCAA student-athletes compete in 24 sports (NCAA). These are held to high expectations not only on as an athlete but as a student too. But should student-athletes at the collegiate level be paid. They go through expectations of vigorous training while playing and maintaining their studies. In the article Are players School Employees?…
69% of student athletes believe they should be compensated by universities for the amount of money they bring in. With over half of both players and coaches believing in payment for the athletes, it makes one wonder why the NCAA has not changed the rule yet. There are many college football coaches currently making more than professional football coaches. For example, Nick Saban is currently making $7,000,000 a year (Goldman, Lee). This is more than 27 NFL coaches are paid, showing how lucrative the monopoly, that is college sports, is.…
Dresden Lonergan Mrs. Whitehair English 10 Period 2 Research Paper March 2015 Pay for Play Whether or not college student athletes should get paid has been a hot topic recently, and it doesn 't look like it 's ending any time soon. This topic has been debated on ESPN, The Harlem Times, in educational institutions, and many college newspapers. Due to the numerous reasons for it and just as many against, it seems to be an ongoing cycle. These college athletes are basically working full-time jobs and gambling their physical health each day. They are being trained to go professional and be paid, but what if that doesn 't happen?…
Over the past couple decades, college athletics have increased their popularity tremendously. The increase in popularity has led to a surplus of revenue brought to each of the Universities and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Last year Oregon had a revenue of $196,030,398 and not a single player was compensated for the work they did on those sports teams (Berkowitz para. 1).…
However, the players are not the only ones who score. The sponsors of the teams as well as the broadcasters win through their business success and the amount of revenue they generate (Debate Club). Richard Burton, Professor of Sports Management at Syracuse University, explains the universities of successful sports teams make millions from selling team products and especially tickets to the games. For football and basketball coaches, the average salary exceeds well over $1 million per year. According to Forbes, “In 40 of the 50 U.S. states, the highest paid public official is currently the head coach of a state university’s football or men’s basketball team” (qtd. in Edelman).…
Can you imagine working more than 40 hours a week and not getting paid? What an atrocity! Well, these college athletes are spending many hours training, practicing and playing a sport. Many people have proposed the question as to whether college athletes should get paid or not. People debate that paying college athletes would change the game because the athletes would only play as determined as relevant as to their payment.…
College athletics as a whole brings in around “$12 billion dollars annually, this is the $1 billion from the NCAA added to the $11 billion made from the universities from school ticket sales and student fees” (Gerencer 1). While NBA players are able to bring in million…
Thomas Morley Prof Mitra English 097 12 December 2016 The Pay of College Athletes Are athletes more important than the regular students at big schools? What makes athletes believe they should be paid? Why should a college athlete get paid if they don’t pay for school?…
Lizzy Tilton Professor Castor LAN105 12/4/17 Should College Athletes be Paid? “The typical Division I college football player devotes 43.3 hours per week to his sport -- 3.3 more hours than the typical American work week” (Edelman, Marc). Throughout the era of college sports there has been a large and continuous debate about why and whether college athletes should be paid for the services and income they provide their respective colleges. In most cases people agree that college students simply do not have the time to maintain a job while having to juggle college classes and sports practices.…
Reflecting to the documentary “Schooled: The Price of College Sports”. The argument is should NCAA Division I athletes, who are a huge source of revenue to the universities, and broadcaster be paid to play. The NCAA responded to the argument by stating that “Amateur competition is a bedrock principle of college athletics and the NCAA. Maintaining amateurism is crucial to preserving an academic environment in which acquiring a quality education is the first priority. In the collegiate model of sports, the young men and women competing on the field or court are students first, athletes second.”…
The article, “The Case for Paying College Athletes,” by Allen Sanderson and John Siegfried, seeks to provide an in-depth analysis of compensating college athletes. Specifically, Sanderson and Siegfried analyze the history of the NCAA and its governance, the reasons for operating commercialized sports programs, the market for college athletes, the NCAA’s power, the distributional aspects of change, and finally, how changes will arrive (Sanderson & Siegfried, 2015, p. 115-137). The authors begin with a description of both the history and governance of the NCAA. The NCAA was established in 1906, resulting from President Roosevelt’s advocacy to improve the safety of players (Sanderson & Siegfried, 2015, p. 117).…
If people were not brought up to watch the numerous amounts of male sports televised on television, then the inequality towards women would not be a subject to address. We have to blame ourselves for not showing interest in women’s sports (Flanagan 2). Women should be paid the same for their talent and hard work. Men are often known to be providers of their families. But today, women have moved into this role and are competing with men.…
Women are often paid much less than men because they do not generate enough attention for the public. If television stations aired more women’s sports, they would generate enough to fans to raise more money and receive high paychecks. Men sports teams are considered to be more popular and more exciting than women’s sports. If women’s sports were aired on the radio and television shows as often as men’s, they would have a chance to make more money. Also, men have excessive amounts of money given from salary to free gifts from big advertisement…