... benefit from the fruits of their labors. There is nothing so dramatically different about college sports or college athletes that should cause this basic national belief to be suspended. Big time college athletes should get some of that money. (23) Mel Levine, a sports agent from Miami, also believes that, "College football players, bred and nutured in the principles of capitalism and the spirit of equality ... for all, want their piece of the euphemistic pie." (118). Another reason that NCAA college athletes should be compensated is because it may deter them from entering the draft befo...

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... specific sport's championship. It is currently football season in this great nation of ours, and if one was to turn on their television on a Saturday, s/he would be bombarded by game after game after game. Some networks even have names for these Saturdays; for instance, ESPN calls it "College Game Day" and Fox Sports calls it "College Football Saturday." Americans have a sort of passion ... for college sports. Many institutions are known for their prestigious teams, and it is sad to say that in many cases the educations offered by ... to be common knowledge that an education is essenti...

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... generated a widespread and heated debate across the nation. Each year, millions of dollars are produced from college sports, and especially in sports such as basketball or football. Those who support paying college athletes, point out the millions of dollars of revenue created through football and basketball alone, questioning the logic behind completely withholding these revenues from the athletes who are largely ... responsible for generating them. While opponents feel that the "full-ride" scholarship to higher learning institutions that college athletes receive should be sufficient co...

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... generated a widespread and heated debate across the nation. Each year, millions of dollars are produced from college sports, and especially in sports such as basketball or football. Those who support paying college athletes, point out the millions of dollars of revenue created through football and basketball alone, questioning the logic behind completely withholding these revenues from the athletes who are largely ... responsible for generating them. While opponents feel that the "full-ride" scholarship to higher learning institutions that college athletes receive should be sufficient co...

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... the institution can show that the interests and abilities of the members of that sex have been fully and effectively accommodated by the present program. If Title IX didn't include football then that would open up more opportunities for men's sports to succeed and get more funding. However, some people could be opposed to this because they think ... 't be an exception. If a men's sport is exempt from Title IX, why not a popular women's sport, like basketball, be exempt? Also, at most schools, football is spending 40-50% of all operating dollars. If football is excluded from Title IX cove...

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... well that sports team performs, which can mean higher standings, the better they are and a chance to win a national title may bring an ample amount of money to the university. College atheltics compared to the ungraduates is no where near even these days. It's hardly a secret, for instance, that most major universities today are primarily interested in two things: research ... coaches' salaries have escalated. At the same time, officials at the athletic conferences are not interested in having the NCAA invade their increasingly lucrative turf. The seemingly endless stories in college at...

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... lot recruiting violations, such as under the table payments. Many argue that participating in college athletics is similar to holding a full time job, except without the financial benefits. For example, a male college football player is almost always doing something football related, with nearly all seven days a week dedicated to practice, film, running, ... succeed. Does this sound like a job to you? Parents are not always able to provide for their child's financial needs, and besides, college in the time when students should being learning how to be independent adults and how to suppor...

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... else in the work place and shouldn't be seen here. Everywhere else athletes are paid, so why shouldn't college students too? An interview was done on former college football athlete Make McDonough who was a defensive lineman for Iowa State back in 2012. He goes on to talk about ... how he witnessed and endured some of the struggles in dealing with the severe rules of the NCAA. He said "Going into college, I never thought I ... it is also lost. The Universities seem to be hypocritical in their actions when they don't pay their athletes, because it seems they support college athletes leav...

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... to the schools, while the rest is going towards both the coaching staff and the sports program but not the players who bring the money in. College student athletes work so hard day in and day out with their school work and along with their sport of choice. The athletes have very little ... school. Most of the athletes struggle to make ends meet throughout the season and for that reason, college athletes should be paid. In a big name sport that draws the majority of the attention such as football, the schools are making money of the athletes in ways such as ticket sales to fan gear but ......

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... the student athlete. The NCAA has created rules and regulations to stricken the athletes from certain behaviors and necessities of life, like money. As a college student I have particularly become friends with a lot of athletes who are struggling to survive because of money problems. It is a privilege for them to ... will be paid (Division I)." It may sound like a good deal, but what about clothing and food. Because of certain life necessity I propose that college athletes should be paid. On November 17, 2002 the University of Alabama was charged with public infractions. In other words, ...

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... the largest athletic budgets. This is the division that makes the most money for its schools and for the NCAA. The most profitable sports in the NCAA are College football bowl series (FBS) and Division I college basketball. One of the main principles of the NCAA is that its student athletes are amateurs. This means that players may not be compensated monetarily in any ... away from athletics? Thus many student athletes are not able to earn similar spending money for clothes, snacks and entertainment that their classmates are earning. The previous time spent by college football players, ...

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... whether they are a professional athlete, sports writer, the average middle age man who loves Monday night football, or even college students involved with the athletic department at their respective university. Many college students play a sport but is it really worth it? Are sports taking away from academics? Some ... as becoming paralyzed. The possibilities for injury in sports run high, so should the school take their students in to consideration and ban college athletics? It is unfair to admit students in to a university for the soul purpose of playing sports. This is very common am...

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... they think, so they leave school early only to be disappointed on the day of the draft and not hear their name called. These players left college early thinking they will have a job with a professional team but find themselves jobless and unable to go back to school and finish their four years ... pay for their schooling. They probably work about 20 hours a week doing this job. Well from my own personal experience I could tell you that athletes in college spend just as much time on their sport if not much more. They have practice every day for at least 2 hours, team meetings for at least...

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... that, since it would be unfair to the rest of the students, who are not in a football or basketball teams. Tony Lopez says that scholarship is enough salary for student's athlete in the article "Paying College Athletes: Point/. Counterpoint". For some student the only way to college is through sports, because they come from low-income families. Thus, scholarship is a unique opportunity ... also saying that elimination of the scholarships will bring the schools more students as students, not as athletes who have to struggle to graduate from the college. The athletic scholarship guarantees ...

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... and efforts, and pay would lessen financial pressures on SAs that lead them to violate NCAA rules and leave school early to enter professional drafts. College scholarship athletes are held to a stringent code of NCAA rules that budget their time and hinder their ability to acquire and keep a paying job ... . Student-athletes work hard, and much of their time is absorbed by their studies and their sport. It must be difficult to lead a regular college life when one can't hold a job, are traveling to away games, and play sports all the time. The fact is that there are only so ... money by ...

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... earn them and also through respect after we have fulfilled our contracts. The percentage of student-athletes receiving job offers right out of college is much higher than the average student. However, recent studies have shown that male student-athletes are putting more emphasis on their sports ... than on their education. This is causing the respect aspect of playing college athletics to be falling tremendously. The documentary talked about both sides of the idea of athlete compensation. They showed two examples of student ... athletes deserving and non-deserving of such benefits. One ...

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... be paid for three main reasons: for the amount of time put into sports, the improper use and distribution of money, and the motivation to finish college. A huge part of being an NCAA student-athlete is going to school and getting decent grades. Achieving good grades takes a majority of a normal students ... they would need to pay for personal expenses or any extra college needs. Finally, paying college athletes will motivate the student to finish school and get a degree. For the majority of football, basketball, and baseball players, the only reason they go to college and play is because...

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