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May 22, 2017
12:41
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thebruce
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POLL: Should College athletes be paid?
or at the very least be able to make $ off of their "likeness" (selling signed stuff/etc.)
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POLL: Should College athletes be paid?
thebruce
5/22/17 12:41pm
It's idiotic that they can't get money from stuff sold with their name/likeness.
SandYFan
5/22/17 12:44pm
Which option would allow a booster to write a $100k check to an athlete?
Ulysses14
5/22/17 12:44pm
sure, but i'm not sure how its realistic. you have too many athletic
smokymountainrain
5/22/17 12:47pm
Pay the kids money if a jersey is sold with their name on it. This is direct
SandYFan
5/22/17 12:48pm
And coaches think choosing starters is political now...
kccougar
5/22/17 12:50pm
Boo hoo. Coaches choose who starts due to a ton of crazy factors.
SandYFan
5/22/17 12:53pm
do they even sell those? I though they were against NCAA rules for current kids
Nat Gas Man
5/22/17 2:55pm
More than they already are? No. Being able to sell their likeness is a
StantonMac
5/22/17 12:47pm
Are you okay with college kids living like stars because they have rich
SandYFan
5/22/17 12:48pm
Sure, but that's completely different.
StantonMac
5/22/17 12:51pm
Because....
SandYFan
5/22/17 12:53pm
Because...
StantonMac
5/22/17 12:58pm
And the NCAA wouldn't exist without these star athletes. It's a two-way street.
SandYFan
5/22/17 12:59pm
You mean more than they are now?
TrackCoug
5/22/17 1:01pm
You want them to pay the coaches' salaries? Wow.
SandYFan
5/22/17 1:02pm
My point is that schools already pay a ton of money for college athletics
TrackCoug
5/22/17 1:08pm
They aren't paying much---all they are doing is giving the kid a seat in a
thebruce
5/22/17 1:10pm
For most athletes, yes, this is true. For some, though, they are bringing in
SandYFan
5/22/17 1:26pm
OK, so a star running back is getting robbed. What about his linemen that will
StantonMac
5/22/17 1:39pm
Should have thought about that before becoming linemen.
SandYFan
5/22/17 1:44pm
The current system is a great deal for most athletes.
Blue Cat
5/22/17 1:07pm
I think that is a very logical way to go about it.
thebruce
5/22/17 1:09pm
wow--surprised so many are against it. I can't believe the NCAA gets away with
thebruce
5/22/17 1:08pm
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