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>And this is without paying the athletes, who should be earning their market value. Wait a minute. I'll agree that student athletes ought to be paid something,
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
>And this is without paying the athletes, who should be earning their market value.
Wait a minute. I'll agree that student athletes ought to be paid something, the current arrangement is exploitation. But I'm not sure that starting a athlete salary arms-race is the answer.
And what about students who (end up) contributing disproportionately through research & development (patents, and patent licensing)?
>I'm however surprised to hear that football isn't a big moneymaker for universities.
Isn't everyone? Someone finally addressed the myth that pouring money into athletics is like buying golden egg laying geese. Good.
- natejenkins 13y agoI should say that I don't think college sports should exist in their current form at all. However, coaches making millions of dollars while players make nothing leaves a bad feeling in my stomach. If college sports were not about making money, I would have no problem with student athletes not making money. But college sports are all about making money, and they are making it off students who have such a time commitment with their chosen sport that they cannot afford to major in something that will lead to a decent career afterwards. Sure, there are the stars who will go on to the NBA or NFL, but for the rest of the student athletes I'm not convinced that this is a great investment in their future.