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Why can't the NCAA require schools to pay their athletes at least the average of all work study jobs on that campus? They could even institute a profit sharing payout where the NCAA pays a percentage of the hourly wage paid to each player for worked hours.
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Room, board, tuition, books?
A whole lot of them...
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Assuming we are talking walkons as well ( because if they aren't part of the union, that is definitely not fair )... ( taken from LSU's rosters ) 120 football players + ~35 baseball players + 20 softball players + 15 basketball players + 15 women's basketball players + 15 volleyball players + ~20 soccer players + ~55 combined swimmers + ~85 combined T&F + 16 combined Tennis + ~15 sand volleyball + ~20 gym + ~15 combined golfers + ~20 combined cross country runners ~= 466 players. LSU is one of 7 major universities that is not subsidized. In 2012, at $114,787,786 coming in and $101,989,116 going out, that's a net of $12,798,670, putting LSU at 8th in net revenue. Right now, that goes back to the university to fund shortages on the educational side, but I guess you would argue that the money should go to the players instead? What happens to Missouri, who was last in net revenue in 2012 @ -$16,261,224? Can we get the players to pay the university for its losses? I mean, why stop at 'employee' - they can be stake holders and share in the fruits & losses of their success or lack thereof! I can remember when as a college athlete, you'd see your 'likeness' in a video game and be completely flattered - not angry because you didn't get paid for it. Over 100 years of college football and this generation is the one that is so arrogant that they feel entitled to 'their share' of a bigger pie instead of valuing the reward they have.... sounds about right, sadly. Its cutting one's nose to spite their face. |
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I suppose it depends greatly on in state vs out of state. In Columbia, most of the athletes to do not live on campus.
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Yeah, Johnny Manziel looked swamped with his football commitments this offseason.
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Here's my view. If the ncaa wants to be a nonprofit then act like it instead of creating this fat cat system where a ton of profit off the indentured servitude of unpaid players. And loosen the unbelievably stupid rules about player payment outside the ncaa. Let good players get sponsorships and after their college years over, at least let them get paid for their likeness.
It's not enough to say they get free tuition. The average football player practices 45 hours a week. That is a full time job plus overtime. And unlike regular students, they can't earn a single penny elsewhere. Can't work another job. Can't even get a free lunch, let alone sell their own stuff online. And the idea that these kids are getting a free education is silly in a system that wilfully cuts scholarships at will if the player becomes ineffective, and where players are constantly practicing or on the road. If you want to call it an educational benefit, then commit to a better student life for them or at least let them stay in school beyond their football years. |
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