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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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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 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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