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Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid?

Poll: Should College Athletes be paid?
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No. They get paid with a chance at an education and a chance at the Pros.
13.33%
 2 13.33%
They shouldn't get paid a salary or stipend, but should be able to profit off of their own names.
13.33%
 2 13.33%
They should be paid according to how much money the college makes off of them.
0%
 0 0%
They should be paid like professionals.
6.67%
 1 6.67%
I literally could not give 2% of a shit.
26.67%
 4 26.67%
Other.
40.00%
 6 40.00%
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Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid?
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RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid?
March 17, 2015 at 8:59 pm
(March 17, 2015 at 8:50 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:
(March 17, 2015 at 8:37 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That purpose is what I'm trying to ferret out.

The purpose is that they make money for the college, and therefore the general academic fund.

No, I think their purpose is to make money for the sports program and investors in private universities, they justify themselves to the public by sharing some of the loot with academia. Since in the context, academics is a cost center, and sports a profit center, it is not hard to see how much a university running with an eye towards profit is likely to invest the proceeds in academics beyond what is absolutely essential for keeping up the most minimum pretense of the minimum appearance.
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Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid?

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Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by SteelCurtain - March 17, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by c172 - March 17, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Cato - March 17, 2015 at 1:58 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Chas - March 17, 2015 at 2:22 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Alex K - March 17, 2015 at 2:23 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Alex K - March 17, 2015 at 2:54 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Alex K - March 17, 2015 at 4:04 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by JuliaL - March 17, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Anomalocaris - March 17, 2015 at 8:59 pm
RE: Should NCAA "Student Athletes" get paid? - by Silver - March 17, 2015 at 8:53 pm

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