TIME Cover Story: It's Time to Pay College Athletes

[El Supremo]

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2151167,00.html

I do not agree. College is for education and...sex!

[Auggie]

1. *** BREAKING NEWS ***

I agree with El Supremo.

It's time to put a cap on money INDIVIDUAL colleges and CONFERENCES can receive from endorsements and media deals. I'd like to see revenue sharing among all NCAA Division schools in support of other sporting programs, including womens', and academic programs and non-athletic scholarships.

[madinmaryland]

2. As long as there are multi-billion dollar contracts for college sports there will be no change.

When you have college coaches making close to 10 figures a year, and the players are getting fucked for getting a free tattoo, then yeah, there is something really fucking wrong.

Either take all of the money out of the game or make all of the NCAA and college football into Division III. If not Div III, then shut the fuck up as we are all wasting out time (and bandwidth).

[Upton]

3. No way.. have to have big time college sports.

Football is the money maker anyway...either pay the players, or stop using the dough to subsidize other endeavors..

[Auggie]

4. The Pac 12 media deal alone is worth $225 million per year, or $2.7 billion total

Imagin the scholarships/financial aide half of that could provide.

[JonLP24]

5. I agree with Time

It is time to end the monopsonic rule that transfers the wealth from the players to their employers.

In any other business, they would never get away with such unethical, anti-trust practices. They don't even get workman's comp if they get injured.

http://digital.law.washington.edu/dspace-law/bitstream/handle/1773.1/262/81washlrev71.pdf

[madinmaryland]

6. BREAKING NEWS!THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES SWEEP THE TEXAS RANGERS!!

[Auggie]

7. Thanks Mad! Doesn't that help the Oakland Athletics?