Countless hours are spent in meetings, on practice fields, and in the weight room getting ready for that first game. ... Now, logically you would think USC would be playing in the national championship game, which this year is the Nokia Sugar Bowl. ... Ideally, the college football season would end much like the college basketball season in a playoff format. ... This allows an additional 32 teams to compete in post season basketball. ... However, college basketball does not have this as a problem. ...

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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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Some level of regulation for the game is acceptable though. ... A lot of players in the game are younger than that. ... In my experience, injuries in other sports such as football or basketball are much more likely. No one would imagine putting limits on the sale of footballs and basketballs. ... No one wants to go out and get hurt in a game. ...

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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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Young and old alike dream of being able to hit a home run, catch the game winning pass of the Super Bowl, or slam dunk. ... This admiration causes fans to pay close attention to what they do both in and out of the game. ... Charles Barkley made this point to reporters: "I am a basketball player, not a role model." ... His is to play a game, which is what he gets paid for. ... Many other athletes commit crimes while they are on the baseball diamond, football field, basketball court, boxing ring or the ice of a hockey arena. ...

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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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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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When I was a young girl, I never missed a homecoming football game. ... At the time, I was going to school full-time and working part-time and my boyfriend was in the midst of transferring from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri to Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma to play basketball. ... When I was a young girl, I never missed a homecoming football game. ... At the time, I was going to school full-time and working part-time and my boyfriend was in the midst of transferring from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri to Central Stat...

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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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HGH is a popular drug because it is undetectable in urine, therefore athletes tend to use this drug because there will be no trace of the drug after a game or race. ... Football has reported the highest use with ten percent; track and field follows with four percent, and basketball, two percent (Goldwire). ...

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