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Outline Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform my audience about the issue of potentially paying college athletes so that they may make an informed decision themselves. Thesis: As the popularity‚ and revenue continues to grow in college sports‚ the debate will be taken to new heights about whether or not college athletes are being exploited‚ and if they should be compensated monetarily. I. (C)The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) defines amateurism as‚ “The conviction
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Robert Pittman Professor Methvin Critical Writing I 16 October 2013 Student-Athlete’s Deserve A Paycheck Entering college‚ athletes are appointed the title of “Student-Athlete.” However‚ they become “Athlete-Students” once the season begins. The title of student drastically becomes overweighed by their athlete epithet. Throughout the past years‚ the NCAA developed a million dollar industry. The NCAA is a non-profit organization that organizes sports for colleges and universities. By providing
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have gotten caught and gotten in trouble for selling autographs and memorabilia for money. The most recent case of a college athlete getting in trouble for selling memorabilia for money was Johnny Manziel in August. Manziel sold his autograph for $7‚500 and was under NCAA investigation for many weeks. Manziel and his teamates helped Texas A&M bring in 37 million dollars to the university in 2012 and they will not see any of that money back. (Travis). Some athletes do not need the extra cash with
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The Super Bowl is one of the most watched and publicized games in all of sports. This past February‚ 111 million people worldwide watched the Patriots defeat the Falcons in overtime. In past ten championship games‚ the Patriots have appeared four times and won two. Out of every team in the National Football League (NFL)‚ the Patriots have played in the big game nine times and won five. In contrast‚ the Browns have never won or been to a Super Bowl. While the Patriots became champions once again
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If College Sports is a Million Dollars Market‚ Why Are College Athletes Not Paid? Post University If College Sports is a Million Dollars Market‚ Why Are College Athletes Not Paid? College football and basketball athletics at most NCAA division one schools are big business industry. In most division one school‚ college Football revenues can gross up to 90 million dollars in revenue‚ and college basketball revenues can be as high as 48.8 million dollars. For last year’s
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million dollars alone. For instance‚ Johnny Manziel‚ quarterback for Texas A&M University football team. He alone brought $59.3 million dollars into the athletic program in 2012‚ from ticket sales‚ people buying his jersey on and offline and other miscellaneous items. Not one penny did he receive from NCAA but the NCAA will gladly let the Texas A&M dean build a new 34 million dollar library from that money he brought to the University. People come to see Johnny Manziel play‚ that’s a huge part why almost
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proves again the NCAA’s hypocrisy‚ that they think the players do not deserve money for playing‚ yet they will make money from selling DVDs of games. Another example of the NCAA using players to earn money is on their official shop website. By typing “Manziel” into a search box‚ a number 2 Texas A&M jersey with no name pops up (Gregory). It is a rule that schools cannot sell a player’s jersey with their name on it‚ but by typing in the name that would be on the back of the jersey‚ it pops right up. This
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inaugural season in the Southeastern Conference‚ “Johnny Manziel (Former Aggie Quarterback) brought in close to $120‚000‚000 for Aggie football” (Terbush). The university sold replica jerseys with Manziel’s number only‚ excluding his name and likeness‚ for $60 each and many other items with his number 2 on them. He brought in fans that were never Aggies and the university raked in a ton of revenue from ticket sales and merchandise. In the end of the season‚ Johnny and the other players never got to touch
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College athletes have made over two billion dollars for colleges all over the country. Over the years‚ college athletic programs have been a growing business for colleges to make insane amounts of money. Being a player at a Division I university can be an emotionally fulfilling experience; however‚ universities see it as an opportunity to profit more than multi-million dollar companies. College athletes should be paid. The way college athletes are so electrifying on and off the court or field should
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