Why college athletes shouldn't be paid?

#101
#101
jwells said:
Looks like we should do away with everything, and only teach math and science, but not physics...because that brings in real-world applications that are deemed worthless and trivial.
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I think you might have missed his point.
 
#104
#104
BigPapaVol said:
I think you might have missed his point.
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To me it seemed the point was that colleges are wasting their time supporting programs that aren't worth tons of money, because being well rounded shouldn't be the aim of an education.
 
#105
#105
jwells said:
To me it seemed the point was that colleges are wasting their time supporting programs that aren't worth tons of money, because being well rounded shouldn't be the aim of an education.
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but he did mention his trade school ridiculousness.
 
#107
#107
Rasputin_Vol said:
In those cases, then free market principles should be applied and those programs that lose money should be purged.

If it isn't making dollars, it doesn't make sense.
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Nashville, Tennessee - Nashville Area News - Tennessean.com

"We have to look at all matters during these troubled times so everyone can be more efficient," Horne said. "The athletic department is not exempt - it is part of the university."

UT officials said the school is one of the few universities where the athletic department supports itself and contributes to academics.

"The athletic department has a separate budget and supports itself, but it could become more efficient and streamlined so it could get more for the academic side," Horne said.
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Translation: If it isn't making dollars, it doesn't make sense...

That means consolidation of the two athletic departments... and if it wasn't for Title IX, you could also elminate some non-revenue sports as well.
 
#108
#108
Rasputin_Vol said:
In those cases, then free market principles should be applied and those programs that lose money should be purged.

If it isn't making dollars, it doesn't make sense.
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We'd have like 3 sports left in that case. Football, Men's Basketball, and maybe Women's B-ball.
 
#109
#109
I'd love to have a topic such as this one in class. Instead I'm stuck with Romeo and Juliet, and other Shakespeare works.

Anyways, here's a few reasons I came up with on the top of my head:

1. ) Players become more uncontrollable
These athletes are in college. As if they weren't crazy enough, putting money into the equation makes them more difficult to handle. Then of course you'll have the players that gripe about money, and since it isn't a professional obligation to play their sport, they can refuse to play.

2. ) Lower budget for different Universities
Imagine how difficult it would be for smaller schools of smaller conferences to bring in better talent, especially when other schools could offer a bigger 'contract'.

3. ) Increased risk of violations
Who's to say we don't have coaches pay off recruits to commit?
 
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