It is six o'clock in the afternoon in a big college town. A young college basketball player is walking down the sidewalk with his teammates and enters the local McDonalds for a burger. The young basketball player reaches into his pocket and pulls out a hand full of lint. He then proceeds to ask a buddy to borrow five bucks so he could get something to eat. As the group leaves the establishment they say goodbye to one another and disperse. The young man gets to the corner and waits for the light to allow him to cross the road. As he waits for the light he browses the college store window that engulfs the corner. In the middle of the window there are flashing lights and a sign that reads "Just In! The Authentic Chris Weber Jersey. Just $89.99 plus tax." The young man shakes his head and turns to cross the street. As he walks across the street the small crowd that was waiting on the other side begins to pass him. A little boy amongst the crowd looks at the young man and smiles. The boy then turns to his dad and says "Dad that was Chris Weber!" Here is a college athlete that brings in millions of dollars for the university but doesn't have enough money to buy a value meal. "But while the debate between supporters and opponents increases across the country, the college athletics' governing body has not acted on the matter." (Keith)
             Beginning in 2003 and ending in 2013 the NCAA will be getting 6.2 billon dollars from CBS just to broadcast the Final Four Tournament (Barry). This money would only be made if there were players to play the game. Not giving any of the money to the players is nothing short of a crime. The NCAA doesn't think so. According to Cedric Dempsey, president of the NCAA, it is vital that college basketball retain its amateur status (Barry). First let us look at the meaning of amateur status. What did it mean to the Olympics? Apparently not much because for centuries it wa...