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ClarendonDem

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25. College football teams

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #20)

Sat Oct 14, 2017, 03:46 PM

Oct 2017

Have a roster of about 45 players. Some are on a full ride, some are not. Many of those players never play a down in anger. Should they all get paid equally? Do you only want the college football player to get paid, or should the college tennis player also get paid? I've never seen a college tennis match on tv. What about women's soccer players? I attended Virginia, and they have top ten baseball, tennis, and women's soccer programs, but those athletes earn very little for the school.

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Stick a fork in the term student athlete [View all] NCDem777 Oct 2017 OP

It was a bullshit term they created to get out of paying workmen's comp JonLP24 Oct 2017 #1

I was watching ESPN ?? and they were saying that the reason that you see more NFL than NBA protests Not Ruth Oct 2017 #2

Basketball teams have way fewer players. nm MichMan Oct 2017 #11

Good tazkcmo Oct 2017 #3

They get fair and equitable compensation ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #9

Not all sports get that. Most not even close. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2017 #14

I agree completely with your post ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #15

Absolutely. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2017 #18

$100,000/4$25,000/yr tazkcmo Oct 2017 #16

+1 billion JonLP24 Oct 2017 #19

The student-athlete is free to turn down the scholarship offer ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #23

Maybe NFL, NBA needs to pay colleges as a training ground for future players. Hoyt Oct 2017 #4

I think they should be able to enter a similar labor market coaches enjoy JonLP24 Oct 2017 #5

Here's my answer NCDem777 Oct 2017 #6

Actually,There Might Be A Market For Alternate Ownership ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #7

Greed has kind of gotten us to that point. Hoyt Oct 2017 #8

Baseball and basketball both have a minor league ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #10

And multi million dollar salaries for coaches. tazkcmo Oct 2017 #17

How is it unfair to the athlete? ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #24

The current system is better for most players MichMan Oct 2017 #12

That's why they should get market value compensation JonLP24 Oct 2017 #20

I agree MichMan Oct 2017 #21

I'd be fine w that if they didn't give coaches big money JonLP24 Oct 2017 #22

College football teams ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #25

I say let the market decide JonLP24 Oct 2017 #26

5 star recruits ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #28

Depends on the highest bidder JonLP24 Oct 2017 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #30

There are a lot of former "student athletes" that criticize the current model JonLP24 Oct 2017 #32

Fair enough ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #33

You too JonLP24 Oct 2017 #34

One and done players ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #31

The article linked in OP has its facts wrong unc70 Oct 2017 #13

That's dishonest. Low. Iggo Oct 2017 #27

I agree JonLP24 Oct 2017 #35