Should colleges pay athletes

[Cinaet]

I'm just kidding!^^^

 

[vvvvvvv]

The next inevitable step would be players wearing endorsements.

They already do. Under the guise of "the official.... of <insert organization>". Then they appear in ads in a manner that to most consumers endorses that product personally, but without compensation and whether or not they truly endorse that product.

 

[tntrex]

You know the sooner dang sure don't want all the other schools being able to pay their players too! Think of the lost advantage.

Red!
Where are you Red?

 

[caojyn]

In lieu of an education.
Can't remember the name, but one graduated from OSU, and couldn't read or write.

BUT, HE could run with a football!!!

Please tell me he got a communications degree

 

[Glocktogo]

I'll tell you what should happen. The IRS should be barred from investigating ANYONE ELSE, until they do the NCAA with a proctoscope. It's absolutely a for profit, not to mention corrupt system that doesn't deserve tax exempt status. When they finish with the NCAA, they can move on to the NFL.

Sacred cows indeed.

 

[arenathlete]

Holy cow, this thread is filled with so much BS I hate to wander, but yes, pay Em

Simple reasoning: 3 ways to attend college
1) pay your own way
2) pay + some scholarship/financial aid
3) full scholarship

There is a return due for ANY scholarship received and it is all performance based

Keep your grades up on an academic scholarship, perform your ass off on an athletic one; either way, your performance decides your fate

What's left???

Time, how much time is put into the creating these performances?

&

Money, how much has been made by the performances?

I would argue the athletic scholar has to put in more time and makes more money for the university than the academic.

Full-ride scholars on either side receive a stipend of some kind but if the NCAA was honorable they would pay a percentage back especially to players whose jersey or likeness generates revenue

And yes, the chem-students should crank-out meth to even the money-odds LOL

EDIT: only pay athletes or athletic teams if they are profitable, usually those sports are propping all the remaining programs up

 

[Cinaet]

They already do. Under the guise of "the official.... of <insert organization>". Then they appear in ads in a manner that to most consumers endorses that product personally, but without compensation and whether or not they truly endorse that product.

Sneaky bastages.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I thought that was the norm for OSU.

Ha!!!

 

[beast1989]

How much revenue does OU generate from merchandise and all the $$$ spent by "sooner nation"? How much does athletics contribute to people wanting to by OU merchandise. If all athletics were eliminated how much/if any would enrollment rates suffer?

For many students, having a complete experience is part of the draw to big schools.

 

[SoonerP226]

I don't know about other schools, but athletics at OU are self-funded (ie, their operating budget is funded by their operations, not by OU's general budget). OU does receive money from the athletics operations, but the bigger draw for OU is the fact that it keeps the University in the minds of alumni and other donors, who also give money to support academic programs.

T. Boone Pickens gave a lot of money to support athletics and academic programs at OSU; do you think he would've given nearly as much money if it weren't for OSU athletics?