This Media Clip is an interview with the President of the NCAA, Myles Brand. In this short interview, he addresses the importance of the student athlete and how universities should treat these people as students first rather than athletes. Also, this clip briefly examines commercialism of the NCAA. Commercialism has become somewhat more apparent intercollegiate athletics in the past few years, but Myles Brand hopes that this does not dictate how the NCAA will be portrayed in the future. It should be noted that this is only one side of the issues. The other side of this issue deals with the NCAA and how these student athletes should have the opportunity to receive some type of financial gains or benefits from the performances they put out on the field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O59vEd7o8_s
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NCAA players should not being getting paid. I conceed the point that players make their respective schools a lot of money, but there are rewards. The scholarships, housing, events, travel, and experience they get at school are enough. Where would the slippery slope end? Players would have agents and be negotiating shoe deals instead of focusing on the game, or school. Money takes heart out of the game. That is why some kids choose college over going straight to the NBA. The college experience is what it is all about.
ReplyDeleteI do not think these athletes should get paid for playing college athletics. I think it is enough that most of them are in school on full ride scholarships. They also receive preferential treatment and are almost like celebrities. Also, there are a number of things that could be happening behind closed doors that are against NCAA regulations. By choosing a certain school a player may receive a car or cash by a "friend of the program." The education, the free room and board, and the other perks should be enough compensation. If the player is good enough, they will make alot of money in the NBA or NFL.
ReplyDeleteI also do not think college athletes should be paid. Their scholarships allow them to get their college education, live on campus, and play the sport they love. If we were to pay these athletes the game would slowly become political and the fun in it would dwindle away. The article below brings up a good point, however. It talks about the pay that players should receive if they are endorsing products or speaking. This is a different side of the issue of paying athletes; it talks about the work they may do outside of their college. The article also gives insight on the scholarship situations at Ivy League schools.
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I do not believe college athletes should be paid. Many fans prefer college sports for this very reason. There is a unique atmosphere in college sports because the players are also students who play simply because they love the game. Paying the players would drastically change the dynamics of the NCAA. Certain colleges would be able to recruit more efficiently because of a larger budget which would create an unfair discrimination. Also, the players are student athletes. The student part of this dynamic represents half of the title. Paying them would likely take away from the importance of being a college student. Here is an article that sums up much of the argument against paying student athletes: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-03-20-ncaa-edit_x.htm
ReplyDeleteI think this is one of the more controversial issues we have talked about to date. There are so many valuable sides of the argument on both sides of the coin that its tough to take a stance. I think when it comes down to it, it is wrong for these colleges and universities to make such huge profits on these athletes. But, do they pay the athletes back with exposure and free education? I really don't think they do. I think some sort of small stipend needs to be awarded to the athletes for busting their butts day in and day out. It would definitely be a smaller amount of money, and each athlete would get paid the same. ESPN.com writer Bill Simmons briefly touches on this issue in his latest 'mailbag.' (Some of the questions in this are rather graphic so be careful!) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090401
ReplyDeleteI think college athletes should get paid. I don't think it should be a lot but I think they should get SOME compensation. If you participate in an activity that makes money, then you should get paid because you're actions are helping someone get rich. So mainly, this boils down to Men's basketball and football, but if any collegiate athlete is helping helping contribute to revenue earnings, then the athletes should get some of that as well. If I am an intern at a company, I'm still helping out the company and providing a valuable service. The same with college athletes
ReplyDeleteAnd let's be honest here, the vast majority of athletes are not really students. Yes, of course, there are some exceptions; there are some athletes who do play sports and receive a great education, but what percentage is that really? It's something that we refuse to believe and you get offended when you hear that "student" athletes really don't partake in educational studies. But that's the sad reality of it. In college basketball, you hear of the "one and done" players. How much education do you think Derrick Rose really got at Memphis. Do you think Rose really cared about the knowledge he could learn at Memphis or about the Memphis basketball team winning a title? Matt Leinart stayed an extra year at USC, but in his last year, he only took one class- ballroom dancing with his girlfriend- in order to be an eligible US student. Even players who do spent 3-4 years in college, how much do they really care about their classes? How often do you see sports players out drinking at like Kam's when they could be doing something else productive. And it is because these students don't take advantage of their education, that they should get at least a little something to help them down the road. The kids are not student-athletes, they are just athletes who happen to be registered at an institution. And as athletes, they should get paid. Because when sports doesn't pan out and they don't have an education to rely on, at least they have some money to help them out.
In class, I used Dee Brown as an example, but that was probably I bad one. Sure, he plays ball oversees, but do you think he WANTS to do that? I think the better example is J. Leman. Here's a guy who was a great LB for Illinois but never really had a huge chance of going pro. Now, he's selling cars on commercials for a local car dealer. Here was a big U of I sports star who probably didn't take advantage of his education, and now he's paying for it.
After listening to the interview yesterday and watching the clip on youtube I believe that the college basketball players should not be paid. I agree with Myles Brand when he says that the student athlete does not play for free because they receive an education that will last them a lifetime. Brand also talks about losing the edge that college basketball has over professional sports. The reason that I enjoy watching college basketball is because it is team oriented. NCAA teams play as a team, each team doesn’t have its “showboat” and also the players are not playing for themselves or an increase in salary, they are playing to win a championship for their teammates and their school. College is an experience and helps to form a mindset that hardwork and dedication is needed to be successful, nothing comes easy.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that college athletes should be getting paid. By being a college athlete, they have enough perks as it is. With housing, meals, work out facilities, and free tutoring they are already at an advantage over all other college students. I also think that since they are playing at a collegiate level, and not a professional level, there should be no discussion as to whether or not they should be getting paid. I think if college athletes are financially supported with an income, they will associate their role as an athlete more with the roll of having a career. If they look at their sport like a job, they might not be focusing on their schoolwork as much. Most athletes first priority should be getting a college degree, considering most of them will not be going pro. However, if they start getting paid while they are still in college, they might not take their schoolwork as serious and be as realistic about their future.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be hard to pay student athletes because if we pay football and basketball players then students who put in just as much practice time for sports that do not bring in revenue will fell cheated. However, I think that there should more done for the players because they dedicate their lives to the sport and the school and get little in return. You can argue that some of them will go on to be professional athletes that make millions, but that is the very small minority and we need to consider those student athletes who barely have enough money to get by.
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