Should college athletes get paid?
One of the hottest debates in the sports world is whether or not college athletes should receive a cut of the revenue they produce for the school. Football and men’s basketball players generate billions of dollars a year through television contracts, so why don’t they get to share in the profits? Does this mean that big time universities are exploiting their college athletes so that they can cash in on their talents?
Many people are not aware that most athletic departments actually lose money year after year trying to fund programs. Out of the 120 FBS (formerly named Division 1) schools, only twelve broke even or made a profit last year. The money they would be using would be coming out of the university’s …show more content…
Steven Chun a professor at Morehead University in the subject of sports management and wrote the article “Should Student- Athletes Get Paid “believes that student athlete’s shouldn’t get paid. Chen believes the main purpose of college is the education. College is supposed to provide students with a quality education that will equipped them with the tools to exceed post-graduation. Chen states “Another way to resolve the issue would be having professional sports leagues work with colleges and universities to offer athletes incentives to graduate before becoming professional”. This way student athletes will leave college with a degree, and higher education therefore once their playing days are over they have something to show for. If athletes where to get paid, that would take away student from student athlete. “Once student-athletes start receiving benefits in monetary form, they will no longer be amateur athletes, and when monetary rewards are given, the athlete is then a professional” said by Dr. Steven Chen. That being said, to be a professional athlete means it is a job. A paid student athlete will have education take secondary priority to …show more content…
Dodgers, Seattle Seahawks, Lakers and the Celtics just to name a few. Every one of these teams are located in very populated cities, therefore bigger fan base and with a bigger fan base that means a lot more money. Dan Cassavaugh wrote the article “The Other side: College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid” was published in Imprint Magazine April 15, 2006. Cassavaugh writes, “Big name schools like Duke, Texas, North Carolina, and USC would be able to pay exorbitant amounts of money to get the best athletes to play.” That would quickly turn college sports into organizations just like the NFL, NBA and MLB. Top schools will then be able to get the best coaches, players and have the best facilities around the
One of the hottest debates in the sports world is whether or not college athletes should receive a cut of the revenue they produce for the school. Football and men’s basketball players generate billions of dollars a year through television contracts, so why don’t they get to share in the profits? Does this mean that big time universities are exploiting their college athletes so that they can cash in on their talents?
Many people are not aware that most athletic departments actually lose money year after year trying to fund programs. Out of the 120 FBS (formerly named Division 1) schools, only twelve broke even or made a profit last year. The money they would be using would be coming out of the university’s …show more content…
Steven Chun a professor at Morehead University in the subject of sports management and wrote the article “Should Student- Athletes Get Paid “believes that student athlete’s shouldn’t get paid. Chen believes the main purpose of college is the education. College is supposed to provide students with a quality education that will equipped them with the tools to exceed post-graduation. Chen states “Another way to resolve the issue would be having professional sports leagues work with colleges and universities to offer athletes incentives to graduate before becoming professional”. This way student athletes will leave college with a degree, and higher education therefore once their playing days are over they have something to show for. If athletes where to get paid, that would take away student from student athlete. “Once student-athletes start receiving benefits in monetary form, they will no longer be amateur athletes, and when monetary rewards are given, the athlete is then a professional” said by Dr. Steven Chen. That being said, to be a professional athlete means it is a job. A paid student athlete will have education take secondary priority to …show more content…
Dodgers, Seattle Seahawks, Lakers and the Celtics just to name a few. Every one of these teams are located in very populated cities, therefore bigger fan base and with a bigger fan base that means a lot more money. Dan Cassavaugh wrote the article “The Other side: College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid” was published in Imprint Magazine April 15, 2006. Cassavaugh writes, “Big name schools like Duke, Texas, North Carolina, and USC would be able to pay exorbitant amounts of money to get the best athletes to play.” That would quickly turn college sports into organizations just like the NFL, NBA and MLB. Top schools will then be able to get the best coaches, players and have the best facilities around the