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 should receive money if merchandise with their name on it is being advertised for purchase. The NCAA has been an amateur association since it's creation. It wasn't the hottest conversation to talk about paying college athletes but many people nowadays …show more content…
First, many D1 colleges receive millions of dollars each year in revenue thanks to their athletes. "College basketball players receive nothing from the 8.8 billion NCAA tournament television contract. College football players must toil voluntarily for coaches like UCLA's Jim Mora". (Plaschke) This example suggests even though the athletes are the reason for most of the revenue, they aren't paid a dime of it. Furthermore, only few college athletes receive college scholarships. "To go along with their $40,000-$50,000 scholarships, basically free education, athletes enjoy luxury and academic services that ordinary students can’t obtain let alone afford". (Chudacoff) This evidence shows certainly the athletes that get division one scholarships have more luxuries than a regular student would. Yet, the NCCA proclaims to be an amateur association but doesn’t go by to a single definition of amateurism. There are many supporters of student compensation. To begin, a lot of people think these student athletes are doing a lot of hard work for others and aren’t getting any benefit from the hard work themselves. “A Musician can receive money for a gig & a biologist can be compensated for their research. But scholarship athletes can’t get paid to shine with their skills, and their earnings at any part time jobs are capped”. (Plaschke) Basically saying other students can make money off of their hard …show more content…
Those players should be compensated for their hard work especially when their names and likenesses are used in merchandise licensed by the NCAA, such as video games”. (Paying College Athletes) This example is stating that the NCAA makes hundreds of millions in profit and none of it goes to the athletes producing that profit. Furthermore, some people even think ultimately sports are more important than education.” College athletes receive more than benefits than the average American makes in a year income.” (Ackerman and Val) This explains how even people who go on to graduate and they might have spent 4 or 10 years in college, a student athlete with a scholarship most likely receives more in benefits than that graduated student in a year’s pay. There are also many critics and people against student compensation. They argue education is very important. “College is ultimately about getting a degree and getting ready for life long after their college sports days are over.” (Ackerman and Val) This example explains how the reason many students go to college is to study and get their degree for a real life job because not everyone will
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 should receive money if merchandise with their name on it is being advertised for purchase. The NCAA has been an amateur association since it's creation. It wasn't the hottest conversation to talk about paying college athletes but many people nowadays …show more content…
First, many D1 colleges receive millions of dollars each year in revenue thanks to their athletes. "College basketball players receive nothing from the 8.8 billion NCAA tournament television contract. College football players must toil voluntarily for coaches like UCLA's Jim Mora". (Plaschke) This example suggests even though the athletes are the reason for most of the revenue, they aren't paid a dime of it. Furthermore, only few college athletes receive college scholarships. "To go along with their $40,000-$50,000 scholarships, basically free education, athletes enjoy luxury and academic services that ordinary students can’t obtain let alone afford". (Chudacoff) This evidence shows certainly the athletes that get division one scholarships have more luxuries than a regular student would. Yet, the NCCA proclaims to be an amateur association but doesn’t go by to a single definition of amateurism. There are many supporters of student compensation. To begin, a lot of people think these student athletes are doing a lot of hard work for others and aren’t getting any benefit from the hard work themselves. “A Musician can receive money for a gig & a biologist can be compensated for their research. But scholarship athletes can’t get paid to shine with their skills, and their earnings at any part time jobs are capped”. (Plaschke) Basically saying other students can make money off of their hard …show more content…
Those players should be compensated for their hard work especially when their names and likenesses are used in merchandise licensed by the NCAA, such as video games”. (Paying College Athletes) This example is stating that the NCAA makes hundreds of millions in profit and none of it goes to the athletes producing that profit. Furthermore, some people even think ultimately sports are more important than education.” College athletes receive more than benefits than the average American makes in a year income.” (Ackerman and Val) This explains how even people who go on to graduate and they might have spent 4 or 10 years in college, a student athlete with a scholarship most likely receives more in benefits than that graduated student in a year’s pay. There are also many critics and people against student compensation. They argue education is very important. “College is ultimately about getting a degree and getting ready for life long after their college sports days are over.” (Ackerman and Val) This example explains how the reason many students go to college is to study and get their degree for a real life job because not everyone will