Comments on: Should College Athletes Be Paid?

By: Are College Football Coaches Worth the Money?

Are College Football Coaches Worth the Money? — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:41:10 +0000

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By: Hailey

Hailey — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:30:39 +0000

I agree with this article one hundred percent. these athletes are at college to learn, not to earn money.
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By: kosmo

kosmo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:37:37 +0000

(gasp) You want to put the SCHOLAR back in scholarship? Next, you’ll want to put the ship back into it

At my alma mater, you actually get credit for participating in a varsity sport (scholarship or walk-on) 1 credit for the 4 years, I think).
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By: Martin Kelly

Martin Kelly — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:24:34 +0000

Kosmo,

This does not actually address what you have written, but here it goes anyway. I once suggested a plan when student athletes actually got an appropriate degree. A football player would get a degree in football (thus eliminating the junior and sophomore entrants into the various drafts). This degree would center on football classes, much like an accounting major takes a lot of accounting classes. Their grades would be dependent on performance, just like everyone else in their fields of study. In addition, the student athlete would need to take some “life” courses, such as personal finance, liability, public speaking and social behavior (just look at Ben Roethlisberger from the Pittsburgh Steelers, that boy needs to learn how to stay out of trouble).

This plan would stop the charade of “Communications” degrees (such as Earl Campbell, former running back for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints, who is one of the worst speakers I have ever heard).

Within your article, you admit that student athletes are already paid in the form of full ride scholarships. If it is truly for scholarship, then it should have some class work. After all, if someone gets an engineering scholarship, he is expected to at least take some engineering classes.
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