Another reason that college athletes should not be paid is because they are, under NCAA rules, to be considered amateurs. ... Steve Wieberg, of the USA Today, studied the rules that the NCAA has placed on paying college athletes. ... In the 2007 football season a total for all of the NCAA team's travel expenses came to $42.6 million. ... Baseball, hockey, volleyball, soccer, swimming, softball, and other varsity sports play many games and travel quite a bit, but these sports do not have the large fan base the other two sports do. ... The athletes in the less popular sports would not make...

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But they are focusing on two sports. ... The NCAA not only makes profit off of these tournaments but also off NCAA video games and jerseys of the top players in the NCAA. In the past, former NCAA men's basketball players tried to get a lawsuit on the NCAA for using their names and likenesses on merchandise. ... Many universities claim they lose money on big-time sports. ... To close I found out that some sports do get paid for. ...

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The NCAA has made college sports a marketing goldmine and does their best to exploit each sport in ways that will create the most revenue. The NCAA does not however, allow any of the athletes to be paid no matter the sport. ... They are students receiving access to a college education through their participation in sports. ... Students who choose to take part in sports and students who do not both comprise the collegiate model. ... In conclusion, College athletes should not be paid at all by the NCAA, or by their colleges. ...

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All of these college players are the reason why the NCAA makes so much money and they don't see a cent in their time there. Collegiate sports has been regarded as amateur ever since the NCAA program came to be. ... With collegiate sports attendees at all time highs this is no longer the case. ... The NCAA should come up with a payment system for these players whether it's a monthly/yearly payment plan these players deserve a salary. ... To reinforce this idea since the NCAA's main focus is the amount of money that it brings in and not the level of competition once again this pro...

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What does sports have to offer colleges that offsets this tradeoff? ... A college that has a good sports program is more likely to have positive enrollment. Sports are like additional advertising for the college. ... What would be lost by unlinking big time sports with Colleges? ... If a team were to do well, for example make the final four in hockey, the NCAA gives the program bonus funds that would help support the team next year. ...

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The NCAA is composed of over 1,000 sport playing schools (Nebraska, 2003, p.1). Colleges provide over 360,000 student-athletes in the NCAA (Bianchi, 2001, p.1). ... CBS spent over $6 billion dollars to secure the NCAA men's college basketball tournament (Bagnato, 2001, p.1). ... This would make those four sports superior to all other sports. ... College sports have survived over 100 years by losing young stars early to professional sports. ...

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In addition, most universities do not make money on sports, so it is not in the budget to pay the athletes. most college sports are not particularly profitable, and in fact, many operate at a loss. ... If you start to pay the big sports, such as football players, then you would have to pay every single athlete; which could result in cutting the non-revenue sports such as lacrosse, swimming, and tennis. ... They sold memorabilia and also exchanged memorabilia for tattoos which is against NCAA regulations. ... "The college athlete in tier one, division one sports, in sports such as football...

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A pessimistic type of person would say, "Well how come an athlete just can't go get a job," not knowing that the true answer is because the NCAA will not allow it in any way shape or form. Not to mention that having a job and playing college sports is like have two jobs. ... Now there are a lot of questions that come with this topic like how to deal with the Title IX, how to wager out the amount of pay, and how to make the whole NCAA happy about it. ... " The reason for which it's not bias is because none of the other sports are helping to fund everyone. ... "(UC...

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Generally the cash cows for major universities are the men's sports. ... Women's programs just do not compare the revenues generated by men's sports. ... Cheerleading is not even recognized as a sport by the NCAA. ... "In this country, men's sports grew organically. Women's sports grew legislatively," says David Carter, head of the Sports Business Group. ...

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It was another late night for me, and I was as usual surfing the sports channels. ... "The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) supports nearly 1200 member schools and organizations. ... The athlete still has to comply with the academic standards set by the NCAA and the schools. ... We have to have an understanding about the politics of college sports. ... The NCAA is set up to protect the player, but "the NCAA receives money from the sponsors, broadcasters, boosters and ticket sales" (Jones). ...

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In the world of college sports is where a lot of the money revenue that the universities get come from. Majority of the money is going in to the schools, while the rest is going towards both the coaching staff and the sports program but not the players who bring the money in. ... The athletes have very little time throughout the school year to find jobs with some sports requiring year round mandatory training and with trying to keep up with school. ... In the article, The Day - NCAA: It's time to start paying your athletes it states, "Napier and his fellow athletes can't even e...

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College sports are no different from this. In collegiate sports you play to get to become a professional, not to earn a paycheck as a student. ... Title IX proves as an enormous road block to paying college athletes because Title IX is a federal law, not an NCAA regulation. ... Because of that, college would lose a lot of fans because that was one of the best things about college sports. ... Many argue that collegiate athletes should be being paid, but these athletes are already being compensated but the current system, which is largely controlled by the NCAA, is outdated and inefficient. ...

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NCAA sports are starting to become a professional business. ... The public looks at college athletes and says that they"ll end up leaving college for professional sports anyway. ... NCAA allows 86 players to be on scholarship on a football team. ... College sports are corrupt, and are not challenging their athletes starting with high school. ... If someone is going to fault an athlete for their poor academic achievements I don't think there is anyone to blame except for the classroom and the corrupt system of NCAA sports. ...

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NCAA sports are starting to become a professional business. ... The public looks at college athletes and says that they"ll end up leaving college for professional sports anyway. ... NCAA allows 86 players to be on scholarship on a football team. ... It's exposing prestigious schools for not challenging their students, and rewarding them with free schooling for only concentrating on sports and not their academics. ... College sports are corrupt, and are not challenging their athletes starting with high school. ...

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This is what is ruining college and professional sports in America. ... The growing trend of high school players going pro applies to all sports, not just basketball. ... Though professional sports are a great way to make a living, they provide a false reality for high school athletes. The NCAA and professional teams need to bridge together to prevent the destruction of the lives of many future star athletes. ... However, neither of these can happen until NCAA, NBA, and MLB make revisions to the rules and regulations of early draft applicants. ...

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Title IX and Its Effect on Men's College Swimming College sports are very important to not only the athletes who participate in the sports but also to the schools themselves. ... College sports also boost the school spirit of colleges. ... When the same team produces twenty-six NCAA champions and ten Olympic gold medallists in its history it can be defined as extremely successful. ... Because these sports are not high revenue sports many college athletic directors believe that these sports are expendable Title IX of the Education Amendments was enacted by Congress and was signed int...

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Freshman Dictionary ACADEMIC What is Add/drop? Scheduled add-drop times are periods when changes to your original schedule are made by dropping a course for which you are registered for and/or adding a new one. What is an Adjunct Professor? Part-time professor What is an Award Letter? Sent from the Office of Financial Aid detailing the financial aid a student will receive from the University, the Federal Government, and the State of New York What is the Bulletin? ...

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