As college athletic programs continue to generate millions of dollars in revenue for their schools, advocates for student-athletes have begun pushing for schools to pay their players, while opponents say that compensating athletes has the potential to ruin college sports. Here are some pros and cons of paying student-athletes:
PROS
$2,000 per semester could deter students from going pro for millions of dollars
Treating college players like pros would encourage them to follow the same high standard of moral conduct as professional athletes
Money could help out family members who can’t wait two years to begin leeching off of athlete
Kahlil Felder is absolutely dominating in the paint
Would give college athletes the capital they need to start chain of fitness centers after graduating
Balancing opportunity to make money against risk of debilitating injury better prepares college athletes for professional sports
Gainesville, FL not the cheapest town to live in
Falls in line with long tradition of paying people for the work they do
CONS
Could detract from purity of multi-billion-dollar collegiate athletics industry
Lax prosecution of criminal charges against student-athletes already payment enough
May, perhaps, cause student-athletes to focus more on sports than on classes
Universities should treat athletes with the same indifference as any other college student with crushing loan obligations
$6 billion pie only so big
Players already get free cortisone shots, ice baths, CT scans
Some players suck
Can’t put a price on the privilege to call yourself a Nittany Lion
Costs schools more than doing nothing
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PROS
$2,000 per semester could deter students from going pro for millions of dollars
Treating college players like pros would encourage them to follow the same high standard of moral conduct as professional athletes
Money could help out family members who can’t wait two years to begin leeching off of athlete
Kahlil Felder is absolutely dominating in the paint
Would give college athletes the capital they need to start chain of fitness centers after graduating
Balancing opportunity to make money against risk of debilitating injury better prepares college athletes for professional sports
Gainesville, FL not the cheapest town to live in
Falls in line with long tradition of paying people for the work they do
CONS
Could detract from purity of multi-billion-dollar collegiate athletics industry
Lax prosecution of criminal charges against student-athletes already payment enough
May, perhaps, cause student-athletes to focus more on sports than on classes
Universities should treat athletes with the same indifference as any other college student with crushing loan obligations
$6 billion pie only so big
Players already get free cortisone shots, ice baths, CT scans
Some players suck
Can’t put a price on the privilege to call yourself a Nittany Lion
Costs schools more than doing nothing
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