SHOULD COLLEGE ATHLETES GET PAID?

Amateur- An athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body (NCAA), for participating in a competition.

NCAA-AMATEURISM

Football=85 ScholarshipsMen’s Basketball=13Women’s Basketball=15-Are ‘full scholarships’ really full and considered a ‘free ride’?-No! Recent Ithaca College report shows that the Division 1 athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school-related expenses not covered by grant-in-aid.

SCHOLARSHIPS: FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL

-With the demand and attitude of “winning at all costs”, very few athletes are allowed to compete and work at the same time.

- Athletes are more compelled to accept under the table payments from schools and agents. Ex: Reggie Bush or Cameron Newton

-Should athletes be allowed to obtain work study or hold off campus jobs?

Where does all the money go?

March Money MadnessCBS

Since 1999 over 291 different sponsors have spent a total of $4.2 billion on TV advertising during the tournament. The record high was set last year (2008) with $643 million being spent by 102 advertisers. In addition to TV advertising revenue, CBS also receives digital ad revenue from broadcasting games on its website, which in 2008 this was around $23 million.Source: http://insight.eyetraffic.com/cbs-cashing-in-on-march-madness/NCAA

In 2002, CBS paid the N.C.A.A. $6 billion for an 11-year contract to carry the men’s tournament through 2013. Coaches

Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari- $4 Million annually

Bowl Game Payouts/Coaches Salaries-2009 BCS Games: 17 million each

Coaches:1.Bob Stoops (Oklahoma)-$3.6 million2. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa)-$3 million3. Pete Carroll (USC)-$2.7 million

Rest of Money- Distributed throughout the different conferences and NCAA

Weight Room+Practice+Watching Film+Studying+Competing+Injuries+No Financial Benefits=Today’s College Athletes

-“So let’s get this straight. The NCAA is getting paid, television networks like CBS are getting paid, and universities are getting paid along with the coaches. What about the athlete” (Rogers,2010)?

- “It’s time to end the charade of amateurism in college football and let the athletes share in the spoils of this multibillion-dollar entertainment industry. Sure, at one time college football was consistent with the mission of a university to educate and provide for the well-being of its student body. However, college football is no longer very different from the NFL. It’s part of the entertainment industry. Yet one big difference between the two remains: College players don’t get paid. It’s time to change this. It’s time to change the system. It’s time to stop using players as cheap labor. It’s time to do right by the players”- Rod Gilmore ESPN College Football Analyst

Greg Anthony and Jay Williamshttp://

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Tony Barnhart Showhttp://

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YOU DECIDE!

LET THE DEBATE BEGIN!