You mean more than they are now?

May 22, 2017
1:01:36pm

TrackCoug Starter

Go ahead pay them, but make them pay tuition, room and board, books, and food. Also make them pay for facilities, coaches, travel, 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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