Paying college athletes Pay College Athletes Sports have always been one of American's favorite pastimes. ... It is not right that a football player, who loves drama, is not allowed to perform with his class and be treated the same way. ... In November the college removed two players from its football team and suspended 11 others from the team-about 14 percent of the roster-after an investigation by the college and the local District Attorney's office showed that the players had bet on college and professional sporting events (Haworth, 1997). ... Colleges profit greatly off big...

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Most woman organizations believe that major sports such as men's football take up too much of the budget. The reason behind that is football requires a huge roster of players and secondly, football attracts the most public attention. If people continue to pay money to watch their football team every week then football is going to continue to have an enormous budget and rightfully so. ... This just shows that without money, you do not have anything as sustaining a college sports program. ... Statistics show that Division I football players earn their degree within six years of entering col...

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Last November the college removed two players from its football team and suspended 11 others from the team, about 14 percent of the roster, after an investigation by the college and the local District Attorney's office revealed that the players had bet on college and professional sporting events (Haworth, 1997). ... The college athletic scene is a huge market. Colleges profit greatly off big-time college sports. ... The college is gambling on who is going to be the best, but in reality the college can not lose. ... College athletes should benefit what the college is pulling in. ...

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College basketball lives for a game scheduled on CBS or ESPN (highly recruited high school players are more likely to go to a team that regularly gets national television exposure), and I'd even go far enough to say that television coverage has dictated the pace and feel of American football. ... There is no serious objection however because without television, football simply wouldn't remain in the homes and hearts of Americans. ... Second, Americans love violence, and soccer doesn't deliver on that subject the way that American football and hockey do. ... America loves its foo...

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Volleyball just might be my ticket to college. ... My second, is what else but the football team. ... If volleyball is not my ticket to college, then softball will be. ... I was recruited by the only senior, the varsity's second baseman and catcher, and the coach asked me to join after seeing me joust a junior wrestler/football player. ...

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College athletes have been another prime target for Nike in the attempt to increase its number of consumers. The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team were one of many college basketball team's seen wearing Nike footwear. Nike executives are going around numerous college campuses trying to advertise and persuade both college students and athletes to wear their footwear and apparel. ... These sports include, basketball, baseball, football, swimming, track, tennis, golf, soccer, skiing, and hockey. ... Other products include football cleats along with jerseys, sweatshirts, pants, ...

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Imagine playing in front of three thousand screaming fans just waiting for you to do something spectacular. Imagine being swarmed by the media after stepping out of your thirty two thousand dollar car, leaving practice to go to a photo shoot for the cover of Sports Illustrated. This mu...

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My weekends as child mostly consisted of sports activities such as football, basketball and baseball; which my father consistently attended. ... After high school I did not attend college and began working at GM with my dad. My biggest regret in my life is not pursuing a higher education because had I attended college while working with GM, the company would have financed my education and I would have my degree already. ... In my life as I previously stated I have had many role models, but my grandmother was the one who nagged and insisted I attend college and she also filled the void of my ...

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Growing up I was into recreational activities such as baseball, football, basketball, and track. ... Being that I am in college now I think I have worked out more than ever, because I am still playing baseball and it's something I wanna do for a living. ...

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The thoughts of college athletic scholarships and pro contracts make the stakes higher (R.Wolff "Let's" 1). ... Under Nicol's coaching, Yorktown became one of the nation's elite lacrosse programs and sent tons of athletes to play in college. ... She claimed that her chances for a college scholarship were ruined because the pitching technique is an illegal motion. ... Deion Sanders, football and baseball professional, was an all-state basketball player in high school. ...

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It seems that high school and college basketball players have not been doing a very good job of setting this example. ... The way things are going college might be looked at as a momentary preparation for the NBA. " College coaches will be trying to impress upon recruits how soon they can get them ready to play professionally, and the educational element will go out the window," says Alex Wood (Farrell 16). ... This is both good for the college student athletes and the younger students. ... This program is good for the kids because it lets them take good advice from the older more experienced ...

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Three. . . two. . . one. . . and its good! Number twenty-three, Kevin makes the game winning shot from behind the arch!...then I woke up. I couldn't wait for this game to get here. This game to me is a famous person's trip to the Grammy Awards. Memories of past sports experiences went through ...

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