tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post924334945684877152..comments2023-11-03T08:36:09.683-05:00Comments on Brooks Wilson's Economics Blog: The Market Structure of the NCAABrooks M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17097849558228531431noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-87385643405827829712011-11-03T22:30:06.466-05:002011-11-03T22:30:06.466-05:00Great article! It seems it's time college athl...Great article! It seems it's time college athletes should be paid. The NCAA has held down this racket for a long time. If they don't change, more than $2,000 per year, they're going to fall. The debate over at TC Huddle got me thinking about this. I wondered what other people were saying and found your opinion.<br /><br />Thanks for the post! Enjoyed it. Here's the article that led me here if you're curious: http://www.tchuddle.com/2011/07/pay-the-kid-the-earned-dollars-of-college-athletes/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-84934768085085290282011-10-02T20:42:44.930-05:002011-10-02T20:42:44.930-05:00I feel like college sports offer alot that the pro...I feel like college sports offer alot that the pros can not. They have a true passion to win, they are not on the field to just get a paycheck. Now as for if they should get paid or not i have to side against it. I know that they don't have everything paid for but neater does any kid going off to school. As far as them saying sports is their full time job then that's fine they should get paid as such, what i mean is if the going wadge is 7.25 then give them a little more say $9.00 an hour and say its a full time job so they will get paid 9 dollars an hour for a 40 hour work week. This way they can get some spending money the right way and know what its like to work and get payed like everyone else.Steven Drake Kennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-20056499675264554652011-10-02T19:04:26.559-05:002011-10-02T19:04:26.559-05:00Calin Baban said...
As schools are allowed to mak...Calin Baban said...<br /><br />As schools are allowed to make huge profits of their student-athlete’s work, I believe that student-athletes should also be rewarded for their hard work and the revenue they bring to their institutions. From my prospective, student-athletes should receive full scholarships and monetary compensation for their athletic services. Again, since schools are allowed direct access to the free market to promote their teams and are allowed to receive huge amounts of money from TV deals and ticket selling, in my view, part of the revenue should be directed to the talent making these deals possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-89655029000281843542011-10-02T18:55:38.141-05:002011-10-02T18:55:38.141-05:00I think college athletes getting paid is kind of i...I think college athletes getting paid is kind of imoral and wrong of all things they are usually there on a scholarship any ways so for them getting more money then the rest of the student body and getting a full ride education is not rightBrooke Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-37925080744683175372011-09-30T14:42:28.421-05:002011-09-30T14:42:28.421-05:00I do not think that college athletes should get pa...I do not think that college athletes should get paid. A lot of money does get made off of the athletes play, but I would like to believe that revenue gets cycled back into the school for items like weightrooms, labs or dormitory upgrades. An athlete makes a choice to play, and if would be almost impossible to pay for talent like the professional try to do. In addition, would you now begin paying the band? What if the college has a theater production, do you now pay the students as actors? I think paying athletes lead down a road that does not have a positive outcome for the college environment. I do, however, believe many of the rules in place need to be reviewed and revised. The interpretation or intent of the rules seem to have the common sense factor eliminated when being investigated by the NCAA.Randy Novaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-85503033344839513842011-09-26T23:49:48.275-05:002011-09-26T23:49:48.275-05:00The NCAA is a multimillion dollar business that ma...The NCAA is a multimillion dollar business that makes huge earnings off these same athlete's that they so call amateurs, with that being said when a university recruits an athlete and offers a scholarship it should be for a full ride and if that particular athlete is putting fans in the seats he's upheld his commitment to the university. if endorsements should happen to fall upon that athlete and he or she is on scholarship, he or she can pay back any money received through scholarship funding that way its a win, win for both parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-86021766591381849022011-09-25T13:39:28.812-05:002011-09-25T13:39:28.812-05:00I'm going to disagree with your statement that...I'm going to disagree with your statement that NCAA is a complement to the NFL or NBA. I would much rather watch college football than the NFL any day, but that may just be a personal preference. Regarding the rest of your post - I was unaware that athletes college scholarships did not fully cover their college expenses. No, I dont think they should be given moeny to eat out every night, but necessary expenses should definitely be covered. On one hand, it seems as if its only fair to pay college athletes, but on the other, how are we going to pay them? Thats where my hesitation comes in. If their pay was generated by tickets and merchandise sales, then the NCAA and the schools would take a loss on items where they may have been profitting. Do you think they should be paid? If so, how will they be paid?Nicole Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544066595614752307noreply@blogger.com