Why Do Student Athletes Get Overpaid
Money: It Changes Everything
What happens to an athlete who has been given the body of a grown man and an insane amount of talent at 18 years old? A star athlete is born. At the college level, high school phenoms are treasured to bring money into their collegiate programs – a Heisman Trophy winner can bring impressive funding into a football program. Such a case arises when wealthy businessmen that graduate from prestigious universities want to spend money on unnecessary things, glorifying their Alma Mater with exceptional football squads. Elite schools such as the “University of Southern California” and “University of Texas A&M” have faced program-altering sanctions and scrutiny due to illegal spending on student athletes. Many schools …show more content…
Every student and alumni enjoy taking pride in their Alma Mater’s success. This has created a billion dollar industry in which colleges and the NCAA create a monopoly to exist above student athletes. Is this fair? Depending on the perspective, opinions will differ. Colleges will create more jobs and be able to give funding to for student programs. However, student athletes and their fans will feel injustice that money is being made on their behalf without receiving a cut. Another argument is that if student athletes were allowed to receive cash and revenue; a bidding war between top schools would evolve. “One of the N.C.A.A.’s primary arguments against paying players is that the concept of amateurism is what defines college sports and make it special — and that to abandon that amateurism would ruin the college “brand.”” (New York Times, 2011). The whole system might implode if college sports became too commercial. Whoever had the deepest pockets could purchase athletes and possibly “spoil” them at a critical stage of financial maturity development. We might see a former Heisman Trophy winner like Vince Young that upon receiving a huge payday, decides to stop performing and enjoy his monetary wealth
What happens to an athlete who has been given the body of a grown man and an insane amount of talent at 18 years old? A star athlete is born. At the college level, high school phenoms are treasured to bring money into their collegiate programs – a Heisman Trophy winner can bring impressive funding into a football program. Such a case arises when wealthy businessmen that graduate from prestigious universities want to spend money on unnecessary things, glorifying their Alma Mater with exceptional football squads. Elite schools such as the “University of Southern California” and “University of Texas A&M” have faced program-altering sanctions and scrutiny due to illegal spending on student athletes. Many schools …show more content…
Every student and alumni enjoy taking pride in their Alma Mater’s success. This has created a billion dollar industry in which colleges and the NCAA create a monopoly to exist above student athletes. Is this fair? Depending on the perspective, opinions will differ. Colleges will create more jobs and be able to give funding to for student programs. However, student athletes and their fans will feel injustice that money is being made on their behalf without receiving a cut. Another argument is that if student athletes were allowed to receive cash and revenue; a bidding war between top schools would evolve. “One of the N.C.A.A.’s primary arguments against paying players is that the concept of amateurism is what defines college sports and make it special — and that to abandon that amateurism would ruin the college “brand.”” (New York Times, 2011). The whole system might implode if college sports became too commercial. Whoever had the deepest pockets could purchase athletes and possibly “spoil” them at a critical stage of financial maturity development. We might see a former Heisman Trophy winner like Vince Young that upon receiving a huge payday, decides to stop performing and enjoy his monetary wealth