However, recent studies have shown that male student-athletes are putting more emphasis on their sports than on their education. ... This was a poor judgment made by the NCAA because when you look at the fine print, Devon was one of the only players on the UNC-CH football team who had broken an NCAA rule. ... Walter Byers was the creator of the NCAA. He used this multimillion dollar idea to take control of amateur sports. ... " Because of him we can equalize the words cartel and NCAA. ...

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The history of college sports has seemed to have created a booming industry of profit and franchises. ... The NCAA has created rules and regulations to stricken the athletes from certain behaviors and necessities of life, like money. ... Although the NCAA hosts these certain seminars for the athletes, some athletes choose not to go. ... But they are also struggling at some aspects, because the NCAA is setting it up for them to break the rules. ... The NCAA should recognize these situations and allow athletes to be paid. ...

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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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In the world of college sports its win or go home, and to the winners go the spoils. Most successful college sports teams rake in millions of dollars in revenue. ... The NCAA has banned college players from receiving extra benefits from anybody. Recently though the NCAA has begun to re-think their decision on this subject, with players and college getting caught all the time for giving and receiving extra benefits the NCAA are starting to think about reforming their laws. ... So there is much conflict in the world of college sports about where the money should go. ...

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He goes on to talk about how he witnessed and endured some of the struggles in dealing with the severe rules of the NCAA. ... 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"). ... NCAA prides itself on all student-athletes are students first and athletes second, however, it seems that more popular athletes leave early for the pros. ... The truth is that many college athletes are alre...

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Since the beginning of college sports, athletes have not been financially rewarded for their efforts. ... The money that colleges and universities acquire from ticket sales alone, exceed that of many professional sports leagues in the United States. ... Although bribes, cash and gift of this sort are prohibited, by NCAA rules colleges sometimes resort to these measures to persuade top performing athletes to stay. ... Even though some say that the scholarships are enough, paying players would cut out the illegal contact between recruiters, agents, boosters, and players, and eliminate an already...

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