College athletes are held to a high standard, to act, perform and live like professionals. Why not pay them like professionals to? Sure you don’t have to pay them as much as professional athletes but there are a lot of reasons why student athletes should get paid rather than just the scholarship itself. When fans watch these student athletes play there is a major profit in money that the NCAA gets from the millions of people watching. Also, the students are the one playing the sport; so paying them
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The argument on the topic that collegiate athletes should be paid is ever growing. I’m on the side that that these athletes should be paid. Although being an athlete myself may have some influence on my side, athletes should be paid because they have no other means of income, they put many hours of work within their sport, and the universities as well as TV networks are able to make money off of these athletes. Since the NCAA doesn’t pay its athletes and denies them the ability to make money, they
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ENG 100.12 Proposal 11/13/13 Pay for Play? Define Problem: Last year the NCCA signed a 14-year, $10.8 billion dollar contract with CBS and Turner Sports to allow them to broadcast the annual March Madness of college basketball on their channel. The Bowl Championship series of college football also signed a $125 million dollar deal with ESPN (Ford 1). Depending on how deep of a run you make in March Madness or a big win in a highly anticipated BCS bowl game, teams could potentially bring in millions
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and day out college athletes do all the things the average college student does and more. Waking up, going to school. Then having to go out and perform for hours for whatever the sport that college athlete is playing. Over the course of their college career the athlete has worked up numerous days and hours worth of practices and games, leaving their bodies famished and dehydrated from all the hard work put in on top of homework and class schedules. It’s asking a lot. Playing a college sport is
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Should student athletes get paid? COMM/215 The question of should student athletes get paid is an argument that is growing in debate in recent years. Mostly pertaining to college Football and Basketball. Especially when the revenue generated from these sports rival those of its professional counterparts. Some would argue that receiving a full athletic scholarship is payment enough. Or, student athletes are no different from any college
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Should College Athletes be paid? What really is the true definition of an amateur? The true definition is a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis. If this is the true definition then why are the schools paying their athletes to come and help bring the attention there school. I believe if this is going to happen, they need to do it equally and give the athletes what they are deserving of. Many athletes are giving their health and stability to help make their colleges
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student athletes need to listen up, because I am about to advocate for everyone who feels that they are being treated less than they should be. Being a student athlete myself, I had wish there were more perks for all of the work I put into making the athletic department to its highest standards. Although, I cheer on the sidelines for all of the sports teams, I see how hard they work, and feel I work just as hard as them. There should be a tweaking in how different sports and student athletes deal with
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Cay Strode 4 April 2016 Paying College Athletes Millions of fans gather around to watch their favorite college team or player from the first game to the championship. Whether the sport is basketball football or hockey, college teams are love to compete against each other and take it very seriously. However, this of course comes with certain issues, particularly when it comes to the question whether college athletes should be paid for their performance. College athletic programs are making millions
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Persuasive Outline Topic: Should College Athletes be Paid?” Position Statement: Yes, but with terms. [pic] Introduction: Attention Getter: • Do you know how much the University of Missouri-Columbia made in revenue from its football program last year? o Answer: 15.3 million • Do you know how much the University of Missouri-Columbia spent on each football player on its team last year? o $25, 261 * 60 players = $1,515,660 • A difference of about 14
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Should college football players get paid? They put their bodies on the line every game. They can't get a full time job. Also, they can get ready for financial issues later in life. I think College athletes should be paid because they work their butt off while in football and don't get any money. Horace Mitchell says “It is clear that, in addition to their academic course loads, student-athletes' physical conditioning, practice and competition schedules make it difficult for many of them to take on
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