Colin McEnroe Show: Money and College Sports
WANTED: Point Guard. $70K/yr. Must work weekends.
Published: Sep 19, 2011
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WANTED: Point Guard. $70K/yr. Must work weekends. Student-athletes generate billions of revenue for universities and private companies while they earn nothing. Some who’ve been badly hurt don’t get the care and coverage they’d get with workers comp. Others see their scholarship canceled after a year and find themselves on the hook for expensive tuition if they want to go further. Others object the the use of their images on licensed products long after their scholarship expire. Atlantic and Taylor Branch tackled this in a feature last week.
We’ll explore some of the implications for the state’s bigtime college programs.
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student athletes
I have a computer science masters degree and I never played any sport in college, but I agree with the fact that student athletes that generate revenue for universities should be paid. That is common sense, right? I mean, why would I continue playing for you if you don't pay me, right?
college
That is why I prefer a masters in public health online. This way you end up saving money that usually go on gas, rent and other stuff. Please don't get me wrong. I like college sports and I support it, but I do not support taking advantage of students under any circumstance.
money and college
Maybe such college kids should be taught about how to invest in mini forex accounts. That way they could be professional athletes and have money at the same time. Being the boss of your finances ain't that hard as long as you set realistic expectations.
university sport
That is why I like my mba online program. It's cheaper than actually going to college in person and that way you can save time and money. I don't understand how universities can generate such revenue and the star athletes don't get paid. This is outrageous.
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