... with the usual "dumb jock" comments. I remind him each time that it's from the money generated by the football team that supports his ability to play on the golf team. You don't by any stretch of the imagination see the numbers of spectators out on the college greens as you do in ... that because football and basketball are the biggest money- makers for schools, other areas, such a track/field, swimming or volleyball and golf might not be given the same weight when it comes to deciding who gets what. For those who are still not convinced, "the NCAA is not in favor of the bill because ......

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... was estimated that the University of Texas' Athletic Program had the highest revenue of any other University at $120,288,370 (How Much Revenue). Yet with this huge amount of money, no college athletes are actually compensated for their work. According to NCAA rules, "You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: Taken pay, or the promise ... school. And finally, an athlete who plays men's basketball or football for a school like Texas or Kentucky, is going to make more money than an athlete who plays men's tennis or women's volleyball at those same schools; not bec...

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