Should college athletes be paid?

College Athlete's Worth

A Star College Quarterback Is Worth...

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Belson, K. "A Star Quarterback is Worth..." The New York Times 14 Nov. 2010: Proquest. Web. Ocotber 25, 2011. http://search.proquest.com/docview/763700166?accountid=1557;

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The New York Times is looking into how much college athletes such as Cam Newton should be getting paid according to how much money they bring in for their schools. Newton's success has driven up sales of licensed gear and tickets for Auburn University.

Kevin Ward

Should college athletes be paid? As much as $1M says new report

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Frommer, Frederic J. "Should college athletes be paid? As much as $1M says new report" Chicago Sun-Times September 13, 2011: web. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/7635972-419/should-college-athletes-be-paid-as-much-as-1m-says-new-report.html

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The author talks about a report done by a former UCLA football player and a current Drexel University professor. They say that athletes these days are receiving far less then their fair market value. According to the two, athletes deserve an upwards of 1 million dollars due to the time they put into their sports and the revenue they bring in for their schools. At the very least, athletes deserve to get a full-ride through college without any money issues.

Kevin Ward

Should college athlete be paid? Why, they already are

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Davis, Seth. "Should college athlete be paid? Why, they already are" Sports IllustratedSeptember 21, 2011: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/seth_davis/09/21/Branch.rebuttal/index.html

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Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated reviews an article written by the author Taylor Branch. Branch focus' on the failed attempt by the NCAA to keep college sports amateur. He reports how 88% of division 1 football teams are losing money. This begs the question; why are teams still playing? Seth goes on to report that Branch mentions the free market, but he does not mention that these athletes do have access to the free market because of their opportunity to make it to the pros. Davis moves on to mention cheating and not compensating players. A major point he makes is that it is not the NCAA or any conferences job to stop cheating. It is the school and athletes responsibilities not to cheat. He ends by disputing Branch's statement that a free education is not a large enough pay to these athletes.

Kevin Ward

Selling the NCAA

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Farrey, Tom, and Paula Lavigne. "Selling the NCAA." ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports 13 March 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=6209609>.

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This ESPN article looks into both sides of the issue of paying college athletes. It states how much revenue certain football and basketball and football programs bring in, and how much the athletes would be paid in comparison to professional teams. But it also looks at Mark Emmert, the president of the NCAA's point of view, who believes in preserving the amateurism of college athletics.

Marshall Riordan

In Favor of Paying College Athletes

The Solution to Dirty Money in College Athletics

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López, Juan. "The Solution to Dirty Money in College Athletics: Sports, Schools Should Split | The Nevada Sagebrush." The Nevada Sagebrush - The Student Newspaper of the University of Nevada, Reno. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2011/10/31/sports-schools-should-split/>.

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This article gives a new perspective on the ongoing argument of whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. The author first gives some information that the NCAA is thinking about paying college athletes $2000 for expenses not covered by their scholarships. His solution for this problem is to separate athletic departments from universities and have athletes recruited out of high school strictly to pay sports. There are both ups and downs to this solution, but it is good information.

Logan Torres

Distribute the Wealth: Pay College Athletes

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McGrath, John. "Distribute the Wealth: Pay College Athletes." The News Tribune: C.1. Washington State Newsstand. Dec 09 1994. Web. 26 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/264515694?accountid=1557>.

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John McGrath from The News Tribune is arguing that if colleges do not start paying college athletes, they are setting up for failure. Athletes find ways around not getting paid so that they can be compensated for al the revenue they bring to their schools.

Kevin Ward

Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play?

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Cooper, Kenneth J. "Should College Athletes be Paid to Play?" Diverse Issues in Higher Education 28.10 (2011): 12,12-13. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

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This article begins by introducing two Law professors from Michigan State University. They are strongly in favor of college athletes being paid. The couple's main argument is that the athletes are employees under federal labor laws. They argue that if the student's major conflicts with their practice schedule, that certain athlete must change their major. Therefore they argue that they are primarily athletes and secondarily students. Later in the article, specific athletes give accounts as to why they don't feel as if they were employees of their particular college.

Logan Torres

College Athletes Deserve to be Paid

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Wilbon, Michael. "College Athletes Deserve to Be Paid - ESPN." ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6778847/college-athletes-deserve-paid>.

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The author of this news article, Michael Wilbon, argues that college athletes should be paid. But, he argues that only certain college athletes should be paid such as basketball and football players. The author relates this to college coaches and college professors. He states that Nick Saban, the Alabama football coach, will make more money in one year than the highest professor will in his entire tenure. Wilbon says that paying them out of individual athletic department budgets is not feasible, but if the athlete plays for a revenue-producing team, it is feasible.

Logan Torres

Athletes Pay Prices as Coaches Cash In

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Rhoden, William C. "Athletes Pay Price as Coaches Cash in." Seattle Post - Intelligencer: D.4. Washington State Newsstand. Jan 09 2007. Web. 26 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/385443107?accountid=1557>.

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William C. Rhoden of the Seattle PI argues that the current system of not paying college athletes is flawed. Nick Saban, the head coach of the University of Alabama football team, is in the midst of a $32 million contract. His players, however, can't even afford to fly their parents to watch them play in many cases. If a football team makes it to a bowl game that brings in excess of $1 million to the school, the players should get a cut.

Marshall Riordan

Should College Athletes Be Paid To Play?

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Cooper, Kenneth J. "Should College Athletes be Paid to Play?" Diverse Issues in Higher Education 28.10 (2011): 12,12-13. ProQuest. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

Summary

The article argues that under federal law Division I football and basketball players should be recognized as employees. Due to the high demands put on the typical division 1 athlete, they deserve to be paid. The article goes on and lists many former college athletes, professors, and coaches in favor of compensation for athletes or more scholarships offered to sports programs at universities.

Chris Atkinson

Should College Athletes Get Paid? Ending the Debate Once and for All.

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Hruby, Patrick. "Should College Athletes Get Paid? Ending the Debate once and for All. The Atlantic. Apr 6 2011. Web. 26 Oct 2011. http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/04/should-college-athletes-get-paid-ending-the-debate-once-and-for-all/236809/.

Summary

Both sides of the topic to pay or not pay college athletes are represented in the article. Division 1 football and basketball players generate billions in revenue yet they receive a slim portion of this only through scholarships. The other side of the argument debates that asserting the pay-for -play would destroy campus sports as we know it. Both sides are well intentioned but the article concludes stating that compensating athletes would allow campus athletes to freely participate in a normal economic life, college sports would become less hypocritical, and the rest of society would benefit due to the fact that the legal quid pro quo can be taxed.

Chris Atkinson

Time to Pay College Athletes

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Morrissey, Rick. "Time to Pay College Athletes." Chicagosuntimes.com. Web. Aug 27 2011. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/morrissey/7286394-452/time-to-pay-college-athletes.html

Summary

The author feels strongly about paying college athletes. He believes division 1 football and basketball athletes deserve compensation for their work and that it is unfair how a coach can be paid millions of dollars and the athletes, who do all the work receive nothing. He uses the example of ESPN's Longhorn Network and points out that both ESPN and the University of Texas will be making millions of dollars in the upcoming years based of their television contract and the Texas's athletes will never see a dime of the profits.

Chris Atkinson

NCAA Pushes $2k Increase for Athletes

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"NCAA Weighing $2,000 Payments to Student Athletes." ESPN. Web. 12 Nov. 2011. <http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7143961/ncaa-weighing-2000-payments-student-athletes>.

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This informative article talks about NCAA President Mark Emmert's new proposal to pay athletes 2 grand on top of their scholarships. His main argument is that the $2,000 will more closely approach the actual cost of attending college for athletes, who generally don't have time for a job on the side. The article then goes on to consider some downsides of the proposal, such as the possibility that schools in weaker conferences would not have the ability to pay it, creating an imbalance in college sports.

Marshall Riordan

Not in Favor of Paying College Athletes

College Athletes don't Need to be Paid

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Miller, Ted. "College Athletes Don't Need to Be Paid - Pac-12 Blog - ESPN." ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/22123/college-athletes-dont-need-to-be-paid>.

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In this article the author pulls information from a Joe Paterno speech. Joe Paterno is the head football coach of Penn State University. He argues that college athletes do not deserve to be paid and gives stats to prove it. His main argument shows that college athletes receive money in the form of college tuition. If you put college tuition in the form of dollars per hour, in-state college athletes make $56.25 an hour, and out-of-state college athletes make $83.25 an hour.

Logan Torres

Don't Allow Pay-for-play you fool

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Robertson, Linda. "Linda Robertson | Don’t Allow Pay-for-play to Fool You - Colleges - MiamiHerald.com." MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Miami Dolphins & More. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/04/2487835/dont-allow-pay-for-play-to-fool.html>.

Summary

In this article, the author Linda Robertson gives insight as to why college athletes should not be paid. She gives direct quotes from the president of the NCAA which also back up the argument that college athletes should not be paid. This article was extra helpful because of all the data it gives to support the argument.

Logan Torres

Should College Athletes be Paid?

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Sack, Allen. "Should College Athletes be Paid?" The Christian Science Monitor: 9. ProQuest. Mar 07 2008. Web. 26 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/405570910?accountid=1557>.

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The Cristian Science Monitor states how they do not believe in paying college athletes. Receiving an education is a large benefit that should not be taken for granted. As the NCAA continues to build a sports empire, athletes will want to be able to receive some of profits. The author believes that, although athletes should not be paid, they should be able to receive more benefits such as endorsements and medical.

Kevin Ward

Confessions of an Agent

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Dohrmann, George. "Confessions of an Agent." Breaking News, Real-time Scores and Daily Analysis from Sports Illustrated – SI.com. Sports Illustrated, 12 Oct. 2010. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/magazine/10/12/agent/index.html>.

Summary

Former agent Josh Luchs talks about what he did in his first years as an agent and the way his mentors worked. He confesses everything he did and the way different agents and players went about their business. He also gives his opinion on how he felt about paying players.

Luis Alza

Paid College Athletes: A Reasonable Compromise

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Rose, Jalen. "Paid College Athletes: A Reasonable Compromise." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post, 16 Mar. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jalen-rose/paid-college-athletes-a-r_b_836449.html>.

Summary

Jalen Rose who was a college basketball player at the University of Michigan and in this article says how he thinks athletes should be paid 2000 dollars per month. Jalen argues that college athletes are at universities for athletics alone and even the schools themselves have that train of thought. He comes to a conclusion that schools can remove a student-athletes scholarship no matter what his academic standing is.

Luis Alza

Don't Pay College Athletes

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Ryder, Lesley. "Don't Pay College Athletes." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. The Hufftington Post, 18 Sept. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-ryder/pay-college-athletes-_b_968479.html>.

Summary

In this article the idea of college athletes is approached from a different perspective. The author shows how apart from the big time programs and the big time sports, there are athletes that are part of other sports and programs that do not bring in as much revenue but put in as much effort as the other athletes.

Luis Alza

Why Student-Athletes are not Paid to Play

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"Why Student-Athletes are not Paid to Play." National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Issues/Why+student-athletes+are+not+paid+to+play>.

Summary

This statement directly from the NCAA explains the NCAA's stance on the issue. Only 30 percent of Division I football and 26 percent of Division I Basketball programs actually post revenue over expenses, meaning the majority of universities are losing money on their athletics. Combine that with the value of a free college education, and there's plenty of reasons why college athletes are not currently paid.

Marshall Riordan

Some find NCAA president Mark Emmert's pay-to-play proposal 'ridiculous'

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Wiedmer, Mark. "Wiedmer: Some Find NCAA President Mark Emmert's Pay-to-play Proposal 'ridiculous' | Timesfreepress.com." Times Free Press. 26 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/oct/26/some-find-emmerts-pay-to-play-proposal-ridiculous/>.

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In this editorial, Mark Wiedmer shoots down Mark Emmert's new proposal to pay college athletes a small sum of money, referring to it as ridiculous. He believes college athletes are making over $18 an hour, and considering the fact that they don't have a college diploma, that's not bad. He compares them to the employees of McDonalds, who make less than $18 an hour yet still help their company to make billions of dollars.

Marshall Riordan

Punishments vs Tradition

College Football's Ugly Season, Facing Scandals of Every Stripe

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Thamel, Pete. "College Football's Ugly Season, Facing Scandals of Every Stripe." New York Times: A.1. ProQuest. Aug 21 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/884510786?accountid=1557>

Summary

College football punishments are becoming more abundant. Reggie Bush has given his Heisman Trophy back and Miami has faced serious charges and suspensions. As the NCAA continues to dish out punishments, teams are losing their tradition and revenue from football. This article talks about the challenge of finding a medium where teams will stop paying athletes to keep tradition and the NCAA will stop the cruel punishments.

Kevin Ward