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College Athletes Should Not Get Paid.
It Does Not Make Sense For Colleges To Pay The Student-athletes To Participate In These Football Or Basketball Matches Because Student-athletes' College Educational Experience Should Be More Than Just Money. Instead Of Giving Handsome Salary, It Can Give Scholarship To Those Who Can't Continue School Without Financial Support.
 hitomi  28 Nov 2007 16:06
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Ok first of all, there not called matches.......
 
 MAVSRAPE  25 May 2011 07:57
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The only money college athletes should be paid is for their scholarship. College is for preparing for your career. If that sport is going to be their career they can wait to get paid until they make it pro.
 
 J-dizzle  25 Mar 2011 11:30
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I agree with 831local, they already get a full ride scholorship.
 
 hasdass  03 Mar 2011 12:40
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They're going to school not work and if they're good enough where they think they need to be payed they should go pro
 
 bobcat_18  08 Nov 2010 15:10
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They shouldn't get paid, I'm pretty sure the students going to major in arts or science work just as hard as those athletes, trying to get somewhere in life, but they don't get paid. If athletes get paid then the ordinary students should also be paid because they are all working hard, studying etc. It's also easier to get an athletic scholarship than an Academic scholarship. If money is an incentive for athletes, then make money an incentive for future-scientists or future-architects. I see no reason to give away money to kids who chose to do this. If this keeps going on, next thing you know, high school kids will start getting paid while everyone else doesn't.
 
 AcesHigh  05 Apr 2010 23:56
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They already get a full ride
 
 831local  10 Mar 2008 17:47
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I agree that college students shouldn’t be paid. A college student represents his institution and it is his responsibility to play with honesty and devotion. Many students find it the best way to earn money and leave the education behind. Sport is necessary but there should be schedule for playing sports and studying. In my opinion, a good player should be given scholarship and medals as an encouragement to be a wining athlete and a successful student.
 
 cancer11  07 Dec 2007 18:25
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They get nothing if they dont make it to the NFL. I disagree.
 
 yo423  31 May 2011 16:23
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They should get paid because most of them are inner-city kids and would not have anything once they get out of college since they would not have a degree. Its not fair. They should definitly get paid
 
 peewee2  31 May 2011 15:40
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Only 1% of them go to porfessional sports and they need some money to help start their lives
 
 yeeeoo  31 May 2011 15:31
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They should get paid. They could use this money toward college tuition payments, if they don't already have scholarships.
 
 menhim1967  05 Jan 2009 01:33
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Why shouldnt they get paid?
They probably work just as hard as some professional players. Maybe even harder.
 
 brea31  06 Nov 2008 23:39
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I don't think they should get a pay check, but they should be allowed a stipend, capped by the NCAA. So yes, they should get money, just not a pay check.
 
 Denmon2413  29 Jul 2008 01:31
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College athletes should get paid but just not as much as professionals. Like NCAA football is easier than pros because they only have to get one foot in bounds
 
 willis94  30 May 2008 15:48
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I am posing against thought of this topic because I do believe that college athletes give their strenuous effort to increase the respect of their college without any return. This should not be happened. This is quite inhumanly attitude to me. There are lots of money are produced from this college sports and who are the real creator of this money? The answer must be the college athletes themselves who deserve the money most. Though in return of their tedious work and efforts, they do not get any financial assistance from their institution, but they do their work silently and sincerely. I think this is exploitation of their ability and talent to the name of service and nothing else. This is true that they are having chance to get the education but what I feel that their talent & effort should be paid with some money too.
 
 sudipa  13 Mar 2008 07:26
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Yes they should
 
 bobbilly  28 Jan 2008 22:31
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It gets the players motivated for later on in life like if there play basketball they could get called up to NBA where they pay the player millions of dollars and collage players don't even get payed that much so its not a big deal
 
 kazdude14  28 Jan 2008 01:55
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