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A current debate in the
college football and
basketball world today is
whether or not college
athletes should be paid
to play or not. From the
extensive research
conducted on this issue;
college athletes should
not be paid to play due
to the amateur nature
presented throughout
young college athletes,
and the several issues it
poses to smaller
colleges.
A. Scandals within the college
football and basketball
leagues present to show the
amateur nature within these
young players and even some
coaches.
 “Scandals abound, from
recruiting violations to paying
players to the cover-up of
criminal offenses at Penn State
University (McClatchy, pp.56).”
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B. One alternative suggested
to pay players is allowing an
extra stipend for their playing
abilities. This would in no doubt
harm the smaller named
colleges.
 “The biggest issue for the big
five conferences is paying
players a small stipend in
addition to room, board and
tuition. The larger schools favor
the idea, but haven't been
able to get it approved by the
NCAA because of opposition
by smaller schools, which
argue they can't afford the
additional cost (McClatchy,
pp. 5-6).”
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A. Breaking apart college sports into minor
league’s would not only be detrimental to the
smaller colleges, but the big name colleges
as well due to players not receiving a college
education leading to layoffs of professors.
“One of the ideas I've come to champion is
the establishment of a kind of superleague,
consisting of marquee names like Kentucky,
Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan, U.C.L.A.
and the like: maybe 72 or so football teams
and 100-plus basketball teams. These teams
would openly serve as the minor leagues for
professional football and basketball. The
players would get wages. They could get an
education if they chose -- and that would be
a good thing, of course -- but there would be
no more pretending that football players
were actually students first. I know that
education purists hate this idea, but it has the
benefit of dealing with reality -- a reality that
is unlikely to change given the immense
popularity of college sports (Nocera, pp.3).”
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B. Creating a minor league would also cause
a massive shift in the football tiers.
“If the big five conferences break away, the
impact will be felt throughout college sports.
It would force some schools that currently
field teams in the top tier of college football
to drop to the second tier. It could also mean
less revenue-sharing money for some of the
smaller schools. There are also smaller schools
in the top five conferences that might have
difficulty competing financially with the
bigger schools (McClatchy, pp.10).”
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A. Receiving a college education is
more important in today’s economy
verses worrying about paying college
athletes to play sports.
. “Only a tiny minority will ever make a
living competing in professional sports.
The four major sports employ fewer
than 5,000 people at the major league
level. According to the National
Football League Players Association,
the average NFL career is now 3.3
years. Moreover, most of these college
athletes will end up working in a career
unrelated to their athletic prowess or
requiring substantial additional skills.
The truth is most Division I athletes are
fortunate that they received their
degree or made substantial progress
toward it while competing athletically.
(Florida Times Union, pp. 29-32).”
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B. College athletes receive more than
enough accommodations and are not
over worked or underpaid in any shape
or form.
“Neither is university scholarship
athletes "overworked" or "underpaid."
Despite some abuses and irregularities,
scholarship programs benefit both
students and universities. The students
receive substantial financial rewards to
be used for educational expenses,
enhancing their growth and
development. Universities enrich their
campus life through athletic discipline,
achievement and esprit de corps
(Florida Times Union, pp. 35-38).”
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Overall, college athletes receive more
than their fair share of “free” money for
their playing and hard work, and to pay
them would only lead the players to false
hopes and failure.
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