While I don't have a problem with "college athletes" being paid, I do have a problem with college athletes being paid. The discrepancy is not the fault of the athletes, but of the institutions. As someone else here pointed out, colleges are supposed to be institutions of higher education, not minor league or developmental sports leagues.…
While I don't have a problem with "college athletes" being paid, I do have a problem with college athletes being paid. The discrepancy is not the fault of the athletes, but of the institutions. As someone else here pointed out, colleges are supposed to be institutions of higher education, not minor league or developmental sports leagues. The most logical solution (and, hence, one that will never be considered) would be to eliminate "big time" college sports in its entirety and return college athletics to its roots of intercollegiate competition among student athletes. The aspiring and/or semi-professional players can forego wasting their time (and their educators') on college altogether and move over to newly created professional developmental leagues.
While I don't have a problem with "college athletes" being paid, I do have a problem with college athletes being paid. The discrepancy is not the fault of the athletes, but of the institutions. As someone else here pointed out, colleges are supposed to be institutions of higher education, not minor league or developmental sports leagues. The most logical solution (and, hence, one that will never be considered) would be to eliminate "big time" college sports in its entirety and return college athletics to its roots of intercollegiate competition among student athletes. The aspiring and/or semi-professional players can forego wasting their time (and their educators') on college altogether and move over to newly created professional developmental leagues.