VICE: Does racial resentment fuel opposition to paying college athletes?

[PortCityProphet]

Fair enough but this seems to encompass the exact things that @Walt was saying:

1. Emotional response
2. Complexity isn't a good enough excuse to not pay them.

And did I mention they had the good meal plan with good athletic cafeteria where regular students had to swipe 2 meals to their one
Hatin nikka juice on overload

But yes I do think they should get paid just fairly across the board or close to fair for all schools as can be but like I said that's above my economic intelligence to try to come up with a way.

 

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And did I mention they had the good meal plan with good athletic cafeteria where regular students had to swipe 2 meals to their one
Hatin nikka juice on overload

But yes I do think they should get paid just fairly across the board or close to fair for all schools as can be but like I said that's above my economic intelligence to try to come up with a way.

 

[#1 pick]

Yea not sure what u are arguing. If teams were able to pay players then every top player would be going to the same few schools even if they aren't getting playing time. Bama, OSU, a few others would be paying guys to come sit on the bench just so they don't go to certain schoolsThis would cause the level of competition everywhere else to slowly die

Not even close. Too much money in this for teams to play it like a bytch

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

Come on man you're an Alabama fan, you should know more than anyone of us how much this is already going on and is already effecting the parity of the game because some schools are much more willing to go to those lengths and others aren't. But also a blind eye is obviously being turned onto certain schools while others schools like Ole Miss get fukked. As far as only a "few schools have the money"...You have no idea how it'd work in a free an open system. In fact I could argue the EXACT opposite would happen and it would make MORE schools competitive than presently. If it were allowed almost every major university will be able to get the funds to compete. Alumni and boosters would come out the woodwork pitching in money. Local businesses would offer money to their universities because they'd understand the economic impact having a competitive school would bring to their community. National corporations would come into play. Nike, Under Armor, Adidas, etc would have a straight up arms race offering money to as many schools as possible. Here I'll quote Adam Smith's description of the "Invisible Hand"


You realize athletes are currently prevented from taking those majors that "will definitely pay off". Actually it isn't all athletes that are prevented from taking those majors only the ones that play the sports that provide the economic engine for the school. So why are those athletes ACTIVELY prevented from taking those majors while the other athletes that you're so worried about getting compensated aren't? Where's the outrage there?



Isn't this already the case?
SEC revenues balloon to NCAA-record $455.8M



Isn't this already the case? Don't athletes jump ship as soon as they're eligible? Athletes are skipping bowl games so they don't get injured and can prepare for the combine. What's the problem with that?

Yea read all my posts I've been saying it will just make the top teams like Bama even stronger. All of that stuff already happens. And Bama and others would also get more "funding" than they already do if it was legal so that balances and is an irrelevant argument.. The top schools would absolutely dominate in a free and open market. They would be paying all of the top kids to come to sit on the bench and stay away from other schools that can't pay as much.

Who the fukk told u athletes are being prevented from taking whatever major they want?

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

Not even close. Too much money in this for teams to play it like a bytch

Not sure where y'all think all these lower level schools are going to get all this money. The same would apply to the bigger schools if it were legal to pay players. We would have alumni and boosters coming out the woodworks to donate money. The rich would get richer

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

Harvard would become a powerhouse don't they have a bunch of rich ass alumni. They could raise millions every year Im sure

 

[superunknown23]

White people have always had a problem with young BLACK men getting paid, period.
Same shyt with basketball players skipping college for the NBA... but they never had a problem with hockey or baseball high schoolers going pro

 

[Supa]

I'm always amazed how Americans, who are laborers themselves, side with corporate interests over the labor force. People are corporate slaves and don't even realize it.

 

[hayesc0]

 

[L&HH]

I used to think they should then I went to Bama and erreybody on the team was riding Meros and being the hating nikka I am I changed my mind and said fukk em they already getting paid
Then I graduated and was like yea they should get paid but how you pay everyone who does athletics including women a fair wage is above my level of economics in figuring it out

Yea not sure what u are arguing. If teams were able to pay players then every top player would be going to the same few schools even if they aren't getting playing time. Bama, OSU, a few others would be paying guys to come sit on the bench just so they don't go to certain schoolsThis would cause the level of competition everywhere else to slowly die

No they wouldn't. First of all, Schools are limited to how many roster spots they can provide. There are plenty of athletes that would take less money elsewhere if it A. means they could play in a geographic location of their preference (i.e. close to home, weather, city, etc) B. Means they'll get playing time so they can then have an opportunity to go to the Professional level and get paid even more. C. Why so you keep thinking only the current Powerhouses are the ones who have the ability to pay to play? No, those are just the schools willing to bend the present rules against pay to play. If you remove those rules they'll be FAR greater schools, alumni, organizations, businesses, etc willing to take the risk. Let''s say the average Alabama athlete gets paid $50,000. Over an 80 man roster that's $4,000,000 a year. You think other schools won't be able to muster up $4,000,000 a year if it means they have an opportunity of making back $50,000,000 a year??

But why do you keep ignoring the fact that BIG Time programs are already skirting the rules and paying athletes?

Who the fukk told u athletes are being prevented from taking whatever major they want?

I worked in my school's athletic department. Do you think it's just a coincidence every football player majors in Communications, Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Sociology?
Athletes get degrees, but what does that mean?
College athletes cluster majors at most schools - USATODAY.com

 

[hayesc0]

Oh yea btw I think you guys over value the athlete a little bit. Look at the top money making programs they either have always been historically big money or have coaches who are the reason the program is what it is.
Their are outliers like money manzeil and tamu but do you determine his worth after the season is said and done?

OK well then they should just put a logo or mascot on the field or court and it should be all good.

 

[hayesc0]

I'm always amazed how Americans, who are laborers themselves, side with corporate interests over the labor force. People are corporate slaves and don't even realize it.

Unfortunately alot of people in the us are so far to the right it's mind blowing.

 

[Supa]

Unfortunately alot of people in the us are so far to the right it's mind blowing.

A bunch of broke rednecks thinking Trump will be a blue collar president

No wonder CEO salaries are through the roof while worker salaries are well behind inflation.

 

[hayesc0]

A bunch of broke rednecks thinking Trump will be a blue collar president

Yep basically.

 

[hayesc0]

@Supa but also because some otherwise smart people can't see that this shyt is pure exploitation.