volfan2024
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It's minor league football, plain and simple. NCAA makes billions off of these kids.
Exactly. And trying to claim that their scholarships is reasonable compensation is about rational as saying that room and boarding was reasonable compensation for slaves, prior to the end of the Civil War.It's minor league football, plain and simple. NCAA makes billions off of these kids.
Exactly. And trying to claim that their scholarships is reasonable compensation is about rational as saying that room and boarding was reasonable compensation for slaves before the end of the Civil War.
Compensation should be relative to the sport and amount of income generated. Sports that don't generate enough income, simply don't benefit from those that do. Most of UT's sports are funded by the Football dept. So, they are already getting a free ride. They should feel no sense of entitlement to receive the same compensation that a football player would. Just like every other profession in the world.
You want the big bucks, then you have to go where the big bucks are and try to break into that profession.
Non-athletes can be paid to attend to school. Why is that ok? As stated above, scholarships are by no means fair compensation for the amount of revenue generated and the amount of time the student football players put into the university.