One of the main reasons is that college sports are very popular and the attendance, especially at the football and basketball is growing every year and breaking attendance records. Furthermore, TV ratings for the tournaments series are the highest they have been in years bringing billions of dollars in commerce for schools. Schools use their players’ face and names to promote their schools and gain more money. Of course, college athletes get scholarships and get education, however who benefits the most from their success? The answer is schools.
How are they going to pay for particular expenses by coming from a penniless family? Because of this you have athletes accepting illegal things such as money, cars and clothes. College athletes ever year bring in at least millions of dollars due to products and the games played. And the athletes that do can leave college and go pro they do because they are living in near poverty. College students should get paid because of all the income they bring in for their school while playing.
During college, kids become adults and need to pay for their own things because their parents aren’t going to pay for them forever. Athletes may take out student loans and put themselves in debt. Paying college athletes would make them less dependent on their parents and more dependent to pay off their debts and for their own things. Not all college sports athletes have insanely busy schedules, but a lot do, like division one football or basketball players. Football and basketball are very popular and commonly watched sports around America.
Should College Athlete’s Get Paid? In recent years, the debate for college athletes to receive a salary has become very popular among the NCAA and its players. Football in particular, has become popular in this discussion. Arguments have been made both for supporting and disclaiming the notion of paying college athletes. The claims made by the two parties include whether or not athletes are employees, how much money is spent on athletes, and the effects of injuries.
From the movie MoneyBall we see big names/good players in sports means good teams and good teams means more money for the franchise which leads to more commercialization and ultimately what everyone wants more money. Another example of commercialization in sports is Jordon Spieth he just one on the biggest stage in golf The Masters he is 21 years old and not only did he make 1.3 million dollars for winning but he is now making just as much or more with sponsorships since he has won. These examples illustrate the fact that sports have been highly commercialized. Sport has changed its form and elements. It is not just entertainment, sports have gained commercial recognition.
College athletes must work extremely hard in the classroom, harder than most students, as well as extremely hard in their sports, and that results in them not being able to obtain a part time job outside of their sport. Additionally, the university and NCAA make a large amount of profit off sports as well as the memorabilia associated with sports that athletes fuel the sale of. They do not get to obtain any of the money that is made off of these items. Last of all, college sports are a full-time job. When an athlete decides to pursue athletics in college, it shows that playing that sport is a passion of that individual and that they have worked hard to get to the point they’re at.
Professional athletes are some of the most admired, most popular people on earth. They have been the center of entertainment for decades. However, so have their salaries. Over the years, it has become increasingly more evident that professional athletes seem to be playing less for the love of the game and more for the love of the pay check. Professional sports are no longer played on grass, dirt and hardwood floors but on calculators and cash registers.
The NBA’s popularity and wealth increased dramatically by the time Michael Jordan had been drafted by the Bulls. Through new technologies Michael Jordan and NBA games could be seen around the world. The NBA became a global television goldmine because it was able to capitalize off of Jordan’s global recognition and popularity. Before Michael Jordan had been a Chicago bull the franchise’s wealth had been a meager nineteen million, which number quickly grew to over one hundred and ninety million in a matter of years. The NBA was not the only company to capitalize off of the Michael Jordan phenomenon, corporations such as Nike and Coca-Cola made billions worldwide off of Jordan.
Professional sport and film industry are considered to be one of the most profitable activities and nearly everyone dreams to become a famous athlete or a movie star and receive much money for it. These careers are surrounded by numerous legends and myths related with the easiness of the work and the lack of any knowledge and skills. Nearly everyone thinks that it is easy to be an actor and play his role in the film or to be an athlete and run all day long and do nothing special connected with the ordinary or common professions. Evidently, many people speak about the unfaithfulness of the human society and criticise actors and athletes because of their payment, which is often equal to hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars. A famous movie star can receive several millions of dollars for a single film as well as a football player has a one hundred million contract with a certain club.
In the college sports its win or go home, and the winners get to celebrate their hard work. Opponents to paying college athletes proclaim that a scholarship to a higher learning institution should be sufficient compensation, however I believe that college athletes should receive a small amount of money for their hard work and time put into their institution. Hard work should pay off. The university should literally pay off their student athletes because it isn’t easy balancing classes and 2 or 3 a day practices. College athletes in all divisions put in hard work and dedication to both the education side and to the athletics side of their institution.