Charles Barkley thinks Reggie Bush shouldn't have given the Heisman Trophy back. He knows Bush received improper benefits in college. Which makes him no different than . . .
Charles Barkley.
Barkley admits he took money from agents in college
I have to agree with Barkley here. Some of these kids come from nothing and do need some getting around money and a flat stipend across the board might make sense, but mama showing up in a new escalade to your next game is going a little far.
Fucking blogspot, goddamn this thing is not user friendly. I tried to change the font color to white five times but it wasn't having it.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with giving scholarship athletes a stipend. despite all the reasons the ncaa and college presidents give for not doing this...there is only one real reason: GREED
ReplyDeleteRoy, you're just html handicapped. Don't worry, I fixed it for ya.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that Tidwell. You start giving players money and you get on a slippery slope. I think the fact that an athlete can go to school for free is payment enough. The stipend should come from the money your family would have had to spend, or student loans you didn't have to take.
ReplyDeleteBesides, who wants all the Bama fans paying agents/schools/whoever to pay players to build an empire?
I don't necessarily have a problem with paying players, but won't just ensure that the rich will get richer in college sports? Alabama and Auburn would have little problem giving their bowling team a stipend, but smaller programs will struggle with this. Am I the only one that enjoys parity in college sports. It is nice to see the big boys win, but sometimes I want to mix it up and see a non traditional power make some noise too. Paying athletes pretty much guarantees the power in college athletics will stay where it has always been.
ReplyDelete$300 a month...just like rotc gets. Across the board to every 1a school. There is plenty of money in the pot to make that happen.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see the number of ROTC students compared to the number of athletes. I would also like to know how much of that stipend comes from the federal government.
ReplyDeleteThey do have the option to get jobs, right? I understand that school and practice make it difficult to have a steady normal job, but what about athletic favorites such as selling drugs or textbooks? A little work experience probably wouldn't hurt since most college atheletes "will be goin pro in something other than sports."
ReplyDeleteActually, I don't think they are allowed to have jobs. I mean, technically they can, but with all of the "optional" workouts and practices during the summer there is no time.
ReplyDeleteTo me the point is that they generate many billions of dollars. They do work...two or three hours a day and 4 hours on Saturday. I know they get a scholarship...but I think an extra 300 a month would make it a little closer to fair
ReplyDeleteAmen. You should be paid based on the value of an additional unit of your labor. A lot of these players generate millions of dollars for their respective schools and the scholarships and other benefits they receive are a pittance compared to their true value.
ReplyDelete