Should college sports players be paid?

[Brian37]

It's probably my generation but I say no.

These players get plenty of perks as it is.

At what level? I think people think like this at the top level. But there are far more colleges than the ones we see on the weekends on ESPN.

I agree that it isn't enough for most soccer, field hockey, tennis, male and female basketball players to get a scholarship. And even at the famous college level, my worry is that giant corporations will simply turn college into a bigger greed scam than it already is.

I say no too. I simply cannot trust giant corporations. 

I myself have sided with NFL players in union strikes knowing that prior to getting into the league they have spent decades abusing their bodies without pay. But my problem is MOST college players of ANY SPORTS, not just the ones that make Cable or National TV, most of them should rely on the education, not the sport, because most of them will not make the pro level.

I just don't want corporations making things worse.