It seems these days everyone has an opinion on the perks that college athletes receive mainly in the football and basketball arena. ... You don't by any stretch of the imagination see the numbers of spectators out on the college greens as you do in the bleachers of a football or basketball game. ... That pleasure is reserved for football or basketball players who as a matter of fact, do not receive any of the profits. ... You might argue that the reward to the athlete for playing the game is his scholarship for an education. ... Unlike the English or Accounting major, who g...

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New Haven, Connecticut, home to Yale University was the home to the first intercollegiate football game against Columbia in 1872. ... Each customer paid 25 cents to see the game." ... College basketball's history came later within the twentieth century. ... The rapid growth of the National Basketball Association (NBA) led to an increased interest in intercollegiate basketball game and many NBA stars were recruited from college.   ... Each team playing in the BCS game receives $13,000,000 and will receive $17,000,000 in the final years of the agreement. ...

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When 6-foot-9-inch basketball star Kevin Ross played for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, he didn't even know the score (Charen 420). Literally he wasn't able to interpret the score of the game, all he knew was whether his team was winning or losing. ... "Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson walked off the court Saturday night in protest of the NCAA proposal 42 barring colleges from granting athletic scholarships to freshman who fail to achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in high school" (Lederman 417). ...

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Whether it be football, basketball, or hockey, since the 2000s, intercollegiate sports have brought in a surplus of revenue to their respective major universities and also increasing the popularity of the college. ... They are getting the chance to attend some of the best universities in the world, sometimes for free, get access to world class facilities, and have the chance to play the game that they love. ... Within that same study, "Duke basketball players were valued at $1,025,656 while [the players were] living just $732 above the poverty line and a scholarship shortfall of $1,995&qu...

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For example, a Dallas sports radio talk show host, while recently discussing two former Dallas Maverick basketball players, stated that "Sam Cassel was a "ball hog," and that Jason Kidd is "played out" as a point guard (The Sports brothers). ... The NCAA stated that "statistics show that more than 80% of sports fans monitor social media sites while they are watching the game on television and over 60% do when they are actually at the game. ... Take Tim Tebow for example, who had more than 9,000 people tweeting every second after he threw a touchdown pass in the pl...

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Thad Williamson wrote the article, "Bad As They Wanna Be," about the ever increasing greed of college basketball and football teams and programs. ... He talks of manual score boards and athletes who played sports, in a true amateur era, for the love of the game. ... The reader is drawn to a different time and is given a vivid image of a late fifties game of basketball, a far cry from any modern day college ball game. ... He has some incredible and mind-blowing large numbers with regards to the sums of money that is generated by the major college sports, Williamson says, "the NCAA's lucr...

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Whether it's a scrimmage or the last game in the Final Four college basketball series, you should be aware that those athletes aren't receiving a single dime from the college they attend. ... For example, in 2010, "Duke basketball players were valued at nearly a million dollars while the players were living just $732 above the poverty line and a scholarship shortfall of $1,995" ("The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports"). ... In college basketball, many freshman stars are referred to as "one and done" players as they complete one year of college...

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Gambling Being an athlete you are asked to play your hardest on every play of every game. ... .org, "A study by the University of Cincinnati of 648 Division I intercollegiate men's basketball and football respondents indicated that 25.5% had gambled money on other college sporting events, 3.7% had gambled money on a game in which they had played, and that 0.5% received money from a gambler for not playing well in a game." ... Stevin Smith formally of Arizona State University was convicted of sports bribery, also a Northwestern football player and two Northwestern basketball players ...

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To substantiate this point follow the path of the Arkansas men's basketball team. ... In 1997 the team won the collegiate sports highest award, the Division One Basketball Tournament Championship. ... Only one of those players was drafted and he was later released before he played a single professional game. ...

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College sports like football and basketball hold a huge segment of the entertainment industry making those two particular sport seasons year round. Bigger universities have tradition, name recognition, and school pride to uphold with every game. ... The competitive nature of the sport now leeks off the field and may be more competitive than the actual game. ... College basketball in itself, is a multi billion-dollar industry that makes money for everyone involved except for the players. ... The price for advertising on television during the championship bowl game for college football is se...

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All their hard work for the love of the game has lead them to a University where they can showcase their skills and talent. ... Recently found in the media, former University of Connecticut men's basketball star, Shabazz Napier, made the statement of going to bed starving. ... Athletes face these challenges everyday and an experience I faced recently was a fan recognized me as I was attending a men's basketball game and approached me, handed me popcorn and a soda, wished me the best of luck for my upcoming season and walked away. ... Football and basketball are the two biggest sports...

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The average salary for a division I football, basketball, or baseball head coach is $2-3.5 million (Brian). ... In contrast, the total team revenue for the entire National Basketball Association (NBA) in one year is just $3.2 billion. ... The team banned the five players, cut their scholarships, and restricted the OSU football program from competing in any bowl game or Big Ten championship. ... Video game companies are allowed to use their stats, hometowns and numbers just so long as they don't use their names. ... In May of 2014 Lawyers representing division 1 basketball and football...

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One of the biggest complaints lately from college basketball fans is that too many athletes are leaving college early to enter the draft. ... A record number of athletes who were still eligible to play college ball entered the National Basketball Association draft. ... Officials of big-time basketball programs are taking a new look at their sport, arguably the NCAA, the most popular and lucrative, because of worries that it can no longer hang on to or even attract the game's biggest stars (Blum, 1996). ... There have been many instances where college basketball players hav...

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As an example, Duke University is known for their basketball team, it seems to always sell out and they recruit the best of the best players. So people can see why society would feel that Dukes basketball team might get paid more and more benefits than other sports. ... Arndt statement is true; if athletes got paid due to their ranking in the game then it would definitely be unfair to the average teams and even the students that don't even play a sport. ... Student athletes should just do it for the love of the game, because that's what it is, a game. ...

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Many coaches earn at least $1 million per year to coach one of the major sports like baseball, basketball, or football at a school. ... That same year, the national football championship game required Florida State football players to miss the first couple days of spring classes" (Forbes, 2014). It has also been reported by Forbes Magazine that the annual NCAA men's March Madness basketball tournament affects more than six days of classes. ... Seventeen college football coaches and seven college basketball coaches make more than $3 million a year. ... The second instance was when Pa...

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One of the biggest complaints lately from college basketball fans is that to many athletes are leaving college early to enter the draft. ... Officials of big-time basketball programs are taking a new look at their sport-arguably the National Collegiate Athletic Association's most popular and lucrative-which is beset by worries that it can no longer hang on to or perhaps even attract the game's biggest stars (Blum, 1996). ... Camby now plays for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (Naughton, 1997). ... There have been many instances where college basketball play...

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The most profitable sports in the NCAA are College football bowl series (FBS) and Division I college basketball. ... The reason that many people enjoy college athletics is because of how passionate and how intense each game is. The main argument for college athletes to not be paid is because many people think that if athletes are paid it will take away from the passion of the players and will no longer be played just because they love the game. ... This is more than the estimated total league revenues of the national Basketball Association and the National Hockey league. ...

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On the other hand these players coaches are making millions, such as John Calipari Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats Men's basketball team who made 5.5 million dollars last season. ... Through the years college sports have been about the love of the game, fueled with adrenaline filled moments. ... My point is game changing players such as Cam Newton draw in a lot of attention and boost the overall profit of schools. ...

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In High School I played Soccer, Basketball and Baseball, so I heard the stereotypes towards my friends and teammates and sometimes towards myself. ... The "Dumb-Jock" stereotype originated in the 1930's when a football player at Ohio State College needed to pass an economic test to be able to play in the big game, so the whole class got together and tutored him for a week straight so he could play in the game. ... People ask why would a university spend so much money on a game? ...

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In High School I played Soccer, Basketball and Baseball, so I heard the stereotypes towards my friends and teammates and sometimes towards myself. ... The "Dumb-Jock" stereotype originated in the 1930's when a football player at Ohio State College needed to pass an economic test to be able to play in the big game, so the whole class got together and tutored him for a week straight so he could play in the game. ... People ask why would a university spend so much money on a game? ...

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Students should be paid to play the sports they were recruited for with restrictions that make the game fair for players and organizations alike. ... Shortly after, other college sports emerged such as football and basketball. ... This event created more committees in the NCAA and more sports began holding national championships such as the first basketball national championship in 1939. ... Times have changed however, and in the last 30 years college football coaches' salaries have risen 500% and basketball coaches' salaries have risen 400%. ... However, to have college athletes...

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Their skills as athletes contribute to the overall marketability of a college, and pull in millions of dollars in game revenue every season. ... The NCAA has an insurance plan that will help the cost of some injuries, but generally they only cover the cost if the injury happened during a game. ... The way the NCAA is structured, there must be equality for all of the sports regardless of how popular the sport is or the gender of the athletes even though the only sports that truly generate the most revenue for the NCAA are football and men's basketball (McCormick, 2006). ...

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College athletes should not be paid because playing the game is a privilege, not a right. ... Athletes receive more than the average student such as, game meals, expensive quality clothing, and special attention tutoring. ... They also put so much time into things other than practice such as game film and other athletic functions. "The college athlete in tier one, division one sports, in sports such as football and basketball have spend 40 hours per week on their sport, more than a full time job" (Edelman). ... In one circumstance, a Kentucky basketball player Aaron Harrison shot an...

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Every year in the United States, over 100,000 collegiate student-athletes participate in a variety of different sports - and currently, they do not receive paychecks for their performances. Many people have asked the question, should college athletes start getting paid? The simple answer to that que...

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"They came out with that the average football player is worth the amount of $120,000 for their big-time college and 265,000 for the average basketball player. ... When you are receiving no type of money during the season, but yet there is a video game that has you in it and is the top selling video game across the U.S. ...

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