legal and ethical issues. Two well renowned scholars tackle this issue in their co-authored book entitled "College Athletes for Hire‚ The Evolution and Legacy of the NCAA’s Amateur Myth" written by Allen L. Sack and Ellen J. Staurowsky. In their book‚ the authors enlighten the reader on such issues as athletic scholarships‚ professionalism in college sports‚ and favoritism for athletes as well as many more important legal‚ and ethical issues that we as a country need to address. In this paper
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Some people believe that college athletes should be paid and others do not. The only thing wrong with paying athletes is they get paid in other ways. College athletes get scholarships‚ housing‚ coaches‚ and opportunities no other college student has. So maybe they shouldn’t get paid but when you step back and look at the whole picture; coaches get paid a lot of money for example coming from Nick Saban (football coach of University of Alabama) he makes over $7 million a year. But think of the team
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telling them that they could be an athlete? So this is my question to you: should kids strive to become an athlete or should they focus on other things? Who should kids idolize: a snobby‚ rich‚ selfish‚ athlete or a noble peace award winner? In my opinion sports should not be pursued by most kids because it could hurt them in the long run. So do the kids even have a chance? Well yes‚ but not a very big one. In almost all of the surveys about kids’ dream job‚ an athlete is almost always in the top 3‚
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Should college athletes be paid actual cash for their contribution to the sport they participate in? Now I know a lot of people would argue that‚ “athletes do get paid‚ in scholarships”‚ but what about the big time D1 athletes that have their jersey’s being sold and being put on magazine covers? I mean some of these athletes we hear about daily are being publicized like celebrities. In Division 1 sports the big time conferences and schools have big time athletes that bring the universities they are
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With all the money that colleges and universities bring in from the ticket sales‚ memorabilia sales‚ and other items sold from the school athletics many people are questioning the fact if college athletes should get paid. Every year the NCAA and colleges bring in millions and millions of dollars from ticket sales and jersey sellings that come from the hard work of the athletes. The athletes risk career ending injuries and do not get anything in return. College athletes should get a cut from all
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Should Major College Athletes Receive Pay For Play? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22835-should-major-college-athletes-receive-pay-for-play John Stevens Correspondent When I was asked to write this article I gave it quite a lot of thought. Having been in the same position as many of these athletes many years ago‚ I do share some of their feelings on this matter. However‚ on the other hand‚ I want to be as unbiased as possible about this and present a fair perspective. This is a question that
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Paying College Athletes: A Distraction from Academics Why should kids be paid for doing a professionals job? The debate on whether or not to pay college athletes is a debate that has been argued for quite some time. Due to the lack of positive results‚ and a surplus of negatives‚ this should not take place. There is no way to muster up a fair system to pay the athletes while keeping everyone happy. Also‚ paying players will distract them from their academics due to them knowing that they can make
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million in the 2014 fiscal year. After counting the expenses‚ the NCAA made a net of $80.5 million (Upadhyaya and Mattison). This number doesn’t even include how much individual college athletic
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Assiya Dair ENGL 100905 Professor Faircloth Assignment 2: Argument (Persuasive Paper) “Are student athletes exploited by American universities that profit off of their athletic abilities? Or are student athletes unfairly pampered members of the student body?” After a long day of classes and practice‚ I don’t return to my room until 2:00 am. I am exhausted and haven’t eaten a good meal since the afternoon. After practice I am always tired and starving‚ but I do not have any time to relax because I
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Why Should Scholarship Athletes Be Paid? Recently in the news‚ there was a report on the five University of Kentucky basketball players that decided to enter the NBA draft after only their freshmen season. Sure‚ they were told of the millions of dollars they could make in professional sports‚ but were they given the odds of them even reaching that big payday? From picks 5-10 in the draft‚ the success rate of the player becoming a league average starter is about 30%‚ then for the rest of the first
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