Big Ten considers pay proposal

Everyone that can afford to do it, will.
By my estimation, we're talking about 50-60 schools.
Those 50-60 will leave the ncaa.
 
That's some stupid s**t right there.


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"Most significantly, athletes are starting to ask the hard questions and receiving more opportunities to mobilize against their oppressors. The reality is that college athletes themselves could shut down the entire system instantly by simply refusing to play in the NCAA tournament without being properly compensated." (I expect this to happen very soon. LOL)

2. "It’s time to end the academic apartheid of the NCAA, where white guys walk away with most of the money and the black men have nothing to share with their families. Athletes do the work, so they deserve the compensation. If athletes aren’t getting paid, then no one should get paid. But if coaches, commentators and administrators are getting rich, then they have an obligation to compensate their sources of labor. That’s how things should be done in America."

1. I LOVE when people say this....because there are not a million other college students who are at least mediocre athletes that would trample people for the opportunity to play NCAA sports and obtain a free education...

2. They are being compensated....in the form of around a 50-70,000 scholarship...books, tuition, room and board....and I believe if they move off campus they get a stipend that is up to what room and board would cost in dorms...
 
How would this 'level the playing field with the SEC'? If the Big Ten does this and the SEC doesn't, you don't think that the SEC will also do it within .05 seconds?
They are already doing it more than any other conf. No one can get them to stop. Look at the espn graph of the states that do not want this, it tells a pretty good story. Either their schools are the ones who cant afford to do it, or are in a conf where it is done under the table already, giving them an advantage. Cam Newton? Pryor? The rules are not enforced the same for everyone and the B10 knows it. Plus look at the B12, the B10 already threw a pretty big wrench into that situation and with this pay for play deal, you gotta wonder how say Missery likes the idea, knowing TX gets far more money making it much easier for them to cover the money to the students and keep up with all the other costs that go along with the sports.
 
Giving college athletes money is the most idiotic idea ever. They are already PAID in the form of a free ride to college. In addition to the 4 years of free room and board (worth at least about 100k for the out of state kid) they also get a college education which, on average is worth $450,000 (includes inflation) based on average lifetime earnings compared to HS grads.

Of course some degrees pay better than others, but that is something that is entirely in the control of the individual student. I don’t want to hear about the poor backgrounds of these “underprivileged” kids. The cause of such conditions is overwhelmingly lack of education/ignorance. In essence a scholarship is giving them the #1 thing they need to escape their conditions, and again if you as a student don’t get enough value out of your “general studies” degree that’s a YOU problem.

It’s also 100% fiction that these kids can’t work. True during the season they have little time other than to practice, train, eat, study, sleep, and play. In the offseason however they are free to work, and many do. In fact Iowa has a job placement program specifically designed to help them find jobs in area businesses.

In short I’m tired of people claiming these schools “owe” them something beyond what they currently get. They freely choose to accept a scholarship in exchange for playing football. The potential value of that scholarship alone could easily exceed $500,000, and it’s actual value is nearly 100% within the individual students control.
 
Duff, that's not the point. Point is it's already going on in alot of places, if you cant get the ncaa to apply the rules evenly, what other choice do you have? I don't want this to get into a "what conf does what" type of debate, but come on, you have to agree that the so called elite programs are doing it already. That creates a unfair advantage. If you are not going to let it even up so to speak, then the ncaa needs to come down hard on the schools that are doing it. Right now, these schools know it's worth the risk, the advantage out weighs the punishment.
 
I am ok only if they are paid once they graduate. If they leave school early for the NFL or transfers schools then the school does not pay it out.

In my opinion this is the only way when "paying" players to keep the integrity that you are there to get an education first.

All you need is a graduation clause.
 
Duff, that's not the point. Point is it's already going on in alot of places, if you cant get the ncaa to apply the rules evenly, what other choice do you have? I don't want this to get into a "what conf does what" type of debate, but come on, you have to agree that the so called elite programs are doing it already. That creates a unfair advantage. If you are not going to let it even up so to speak, then the ncaa needs to come down hard on the schools that are doing it. Right now, these schools know it's worth the risk, the advantage out weighs the punishment.

This is stupid. Paying a kid $2-3000 a year isn't going to influence their decision if some other school is promising them much more than that under the table.
 
This is stupid. Paying a kid $2-3000 a year isn't going to influence their decision if some other school is promising them much more than that under the table.
Oh I dont know, some spending money and a few tat's seem to go a long way in these kids heads so much so they sell their "trophies". What do you think they got for their "sales"? A few thou? For kids who want to do it the right way it could make a big difference. I would rather have a kid who gets his 3,000 and does it the right way than a kid who turns down 3 for 10 anyway. But in their minds 10 compared to 3 is a harder decision than 10 vs 0.
 

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