college athletes getting paid
Over the years, the debate on whether or not to pay collegiate athletes, specifically Division 1, has increased greatly. With athletes bringing in millions of dollars to their respective schools, many believe it's time to make a change. The debate has been ongoing since the 70's, maybe even earlier, but it really came to the attention of many in the early 90's, specifically 1995. Marcus Camby, a basketball player for the Toronto Raptors, admitted he took money and jewelry, from somebody who wanted to be his agent, while he was playing at the University of Massachusetts. This was one of many incidents that involved a player accepting money and other gifts from an agent and/or booster. I believe that college athletes deserve to be paid in some fashion. They devote their whole life to their sport, whether or not they are the starters, and most will not go on to the pros, even though they contribute to the team. They sell tickets, jerseys, T-shirts etc. for their school, and see none of the money.
After a long day of practice and school, they'll be too tired to go to work. The athletes, which include all sports, female and male, may be a little hard to do financially, why shouldn't the athletes be able to cash in on deals with Nike, like the coaches. If it's divided among the fifteen on the basketball team, that's $20,000 per athlete. Even though just recently the NCAA Committee allowed athletes to get a job; between schoolwork, and practices, they don't have enough time to find a job. Or like in football, where there are more players, that's still $5,000 an athlete. A short time ago the NCAA allowed college athletes to get a job, but seriously, where are the athletes going to find the time to work. Schools sign large contracts with television stations for millions (even billions) of dollars, to see the kids play. That's a lot more then they're making now, and there are more contracts then that the schools and coaches sign. With classes, schoolwork, practices, and games (which include traveling all over the country), when are they going to fit in time to serve fries at Burger King. The marquee players sell jerseys with their numbers on them, but they don't see the money from them. Most of the kids come from poor backgrounds, and don't have enough money to do normal college things, like going out to eat, going on a date, or out to the movies. People believe that paying college athletes will ruin the tradition and innocence of the game. It's hard enough now for the athletes to fit in time for themselves, let alone work. However, people forget that Olympians get paid, and most of them are amateur athletes.
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