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? Many big time athletes say it is hard to be a student athlete because of all they have to do. Division 1 athletes are the best athletes in college. There is Division 1 and 2 also for the kids who aren’t as dominant as the Division 1 players. Most Division 1 athletes practice more than they are actually in class. College athletes should be paid because they make money for the schools and get treated like professional athletes.
Most universities make money from sports because of …show more content…
Student athletes always seem to get deals for the NCAA. The NCAA make deals with brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Adidas and so on. NCAA also get big deals from TV companies. They get this big deals because the companies know they can make money off of these collegiate athletes. "Big time college football and basketball programs generate billions of dollars a year in TV and marketing contracts, ticket sales, and merchandising. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) gets a cut; universities get a cut; coaches get a cut. The only ones not cashing in, it seems, are the players themselves. Under NCAA rules, they’ve been considered “amateurs” who aren’t allowed to profit from their sports" (Majerol 1). As for college athletes, they get a free education which is great and all but is it equal? Many college coaches get paid like pro coaches, so why should the athletes get the same? "The most distinguished professor at the University of Alabama won't make $5.9 million in his entire tenure in Tuscaloosa; Nick Saban will Make that in a year" (Wilbon 1). You see the best college coaches get millions while these kids get nothing from what they …show more content…
The only real difference is you don’t see kids getting traded or any of the college athletes making money. College athletes work just as hard as the pros but they have to do their work. They also miss classes and have to make up work unlike other kids which isn’t very fair. “The argument for performance-based play boils down to simple equity. The average salary for a big-time college football coach last year was $2.05 million (the UW’s Chris Peterson earned $3.2 million), while student-athletes worked an average of 43 hours a week, requiring them to miss classes. Forbes argued athletes are “core members of their university’s marketing teams” (Martin 1.) This leads to the argument expanding. 43 hours a week is what most adults work. On top of 43 hours of practice and games, these athletes have school and homework which in unbelievable at such a young age to handle. Not only are they doing all that but most of these kids are also living on their own for their first time which is a huge step in life that they are learning. “Despite the hours I put in every day, practicing, learning plays, and traveling around the country to play games, and despite the millions of dollars our team generated for UCLA—both in cash and in recruiting students to attend the university—I was always too broke to do much but study, practice, and play,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote" (Eromosele 1). Even pro athletes say how hard college was and
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? Many big time athletes say it is hard to be a student athlete because of all they have to do. Division 1 athletes are the best athletes in college. There is Division 1 and 2 also for the kids who aren’t as dominant as the Division 1 players. Most Division 1 athletes practice more than they are actually in class. College athletes should be paid because they make money for the schools and get treated like professional athletes.
Most universities make money from sports because of …show more content…
Student athletes always seem to get deals for the NCAA. The NCAA make deals with brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Adidas and so on. NCAA also get big deals from TV companies. They get this big deals because the companies know they can make money off of these collegiate athletes. "Big time college football and basketball programs generate billions of dollars a year in TV and marketing contracts, ticket sales, and merchandising. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) gets a cut; universities get a cut; coaches get a cut. The only ones not cashing in, it seems, are the players themselves. Under NCAA rules, they’ve been considered “amateurs” who aren’t allowed to profit from their sports" (Majerol 1). As for college athletes, they get a free education which is great and all but is it equal? Many college coaches get paid like pro coaches, so why should the athletes get the same? "The most distinguished professor at the University of Alabama won't make $5.9 million in his entire tenure in Tuscaloosa; Nick Saban will Make that in a year" (Wilbon 1). You see the best college coaches get millions while these kids get nothing from what they …show more content…
The only real difference is you don’t see kids getting traded or any of the college athletes making money. College athletes work just as hard as the pros but they have to do their work. They also miss classes and have to make up work unlike other kids which isn’t very fair. “The argument for performance-based play boils down to simple equity. The average salary for a big-time college football coach last year was $2.05 million (the UW’s Chris Peterson earned $3.2 million), while student-athletes worked an average of 43 hours a week, requiring them to miss classes. Forbes argued athletes are “core members of their university’s marketing teams” (Martin 1.) This leads to the argument expanding. 43 hours a week is what most adults work. On top of 43 hours of practice and games, these athletes have school and homework which in unbelievable at such a young age to handle. Not only are they doing all that but most of these kids are also living on their own for their first time which is a huge step in life that they are learning. “Despite the hours I put in every day, practicing, learning plays, and traveling around the country to play games, and despite the millions of dollars our team generated for UCLA—both in cash and in recruiting students to attend the university—I was always too broke to do much but study, practice, and play,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote" (Eromosele 1). Even pro athletes say how hard college was and