Quote (ThatAlex @ Aug 6 2013 03:49pm)

In an ideal world, I'd say pay college athletes. But there are just so many things that people probably don't think about with this. It would be so hard to manage.

First of all, it would probably only be agreed on that all athletes in the NCAA receive the same amount of financial compensation. In other words, even though Basketball and Football obviously bring in the most money to the NCAA and their schools, track athletes, lacrosse athletes, divers, and etc, would have to get paid the same amount as a football or basketball player.

Secondly, the NCAA would probably place an identical salary cap on universities of the same division. For example, all D1 schools have a maximum salary of 20,000,000 to pay their athletes, and no school could pay one athlete of differently then an athlete of a different school (for example: all players of all sports would be paid $23,000 in that particular division - regardless of sport or university). This would be to ensure more fair competition. Each school could pay an athlete a certain amount, and some schools would be more willing to shell out that set amount of money, but they could not go beyond a certain amount.

And then you also get into distinguishing private universities from public ones. Public universities are partially funded by their state, whereas private are not, so that creates another regulatory issue that the NCAA would have to manage.

Just a few things to ponder. My point is that while it sounds justified and ideal, paying students athletes would be very complicated and almost impossible to manage, and will probably never happen in our lifetime. As corrupt as it is, it's going to stay that way.

Quote (TkM @ 6 Aug 2013 18:09)

I like your style.

Quote (AriG0Ld @ Aug 7 2013 02:26pm)

are you nuts these guys are getting a free college education. FREE. i dont think you realize how much money that is.

Quote (cnote-40 @ Aug 8 2013 10:58pm)

not gonna get a job with that degree in basket-weaving and ballroom dancing tbh

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--Something like eighty percent of NFL players declare bankruptcy within two years of leaving the league, and sixty or more percent of NBA players declare bankruptcy within five years of leaving the league. I believe that the bankruptcy rates will decrease if collegiate athletes were paid. That didactic measure would teach collegiate athletes to be more financially wily and control their money better. A lot of these kids are money starved for years - a lot of these kids come from impoverished backgrounds - and then a number of them are given large rookie contracts with a big signing bonuses (bonusi?) upon hitting the pros? Recipe for financial ruin.

Quote (ProDominican @ Aug 9 2013 03:49pm)

i think it would be a horrible idea IMO most people that age will probably spend alot of it on drugs and booze lol, imagine being a college athlete with alot of money

also with a FREE education from a top/good college will pretty much set you up for life, unless you're a complete idiot.




so it's the leagues fault because athletes don't know how to spend their money and splurge every chance they get? Giving athletes more money won't fix this problem, it would make it worse because it  can ruin them at a really young age, because i highly doubt they would know how to manage money at 18 years old.

Quote (SheriffCool @ Aug 6 2013 01:32pm)

They should at least give them money for beer and weed, imo.

Quote (TkM @ Aug 6 2013 10:32am)

Billion dollar industry.  Doesn't have to pay it's employees (student-athletes).  Greatest business model ever.  Oh wait...wasn't that slavery?

These athletes are getting a free education, sure.  But what value does that have for a player that doesn't value education?  Value is relative.

Giving someone something valuable that they don't value at all is not really giving them anything.  Also, your tuition is going to go up anyways with all the free rides being given out recently to non-athletes.

/e with this being said I value the hell out of my education and degrees.  Just saying the typical player probably does not, so that argument is rather void.