Ivan Ramirez

English 1A

1/14/14

Source 1:                   Why College Athletes Should get paid; Huff Post Sports;

Tyson Hartnett, entrepenuer, writer, professional basketball player; October 21, 203

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyson-hartnett/college-athletes-should-be-paid_b_4133847.html

            Why College Athletes should be paid by Tyson Hartnett gives very good reasons on why collegiate athletes deserve to be paid and also talks about some of the flaws that the public sees about this situation. He says that an average full scholarship for a division 1 program is about 25000 dollars a year, which totals up to 100,000 dollars for four years. The scholarships cover school fees, tuition, housing, and a meal plan.  This may seem like a lot of money, but it truly only covers the basics said Tom Hartnett. Being a full time athlete is basically a full time job. Most teams wake up around five or six in the morning and have some sort of lifting or fitness session, have class until 3, then practice comes in. It’s a full time job and the athletes don’t have time to get a part-time job on the side for the other money needed. On top of that many organizations and programs are making millions of dollars off these soon to be pro athletes. “The school makes millions of the bigger sports and so does the NCAA which claims to be a non-profit organization”, stated Tyson Hartnett. He said that we shouldn’t pay athletes a whole bunch of money, he said that 2,000 dollars a semester would be enough for the other costs. For example, spending and additional food money. He also talked about how this violates NCAA rules. But the NCAA was founded in 1909 and has changed dramatically. He stated that if the playing field changes, then so should its rules.

 

Source 2:  Debate Club, Should NCAA athletes be paid

http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-ncaa-athletes-be-paid

 

            This article by the debate club talks about who the real winners are when huge colligate sporting events come on. They used the 2013 March Madness as an example of the message they are trying to convey. Every March Madness there are two national championship winners, one for the guys and one for the girls. But the article states that when you think about it, who are the real winners? Could it be there corporate sponsors, broadcasts, and ultimately the NCAA itself? The article talked about how much different organizations and businesses make off this college basketball tournament. It stated that CBS, a broadcaster for these games made more the 1 billion dollars off these games last year and the NCAA as a whole makes more the 6 billion dollars a year. The players themselves on the other hand don’t see any of the money even they face career ending injuries every time they step out onto the court. There are many who question if colligate players should see any of this money.