In the article, “College Athletes: To Pay or Not to Pay?” I learned that college athletes bring in billions of dollars in revenue and tons of recognition for colleges. But they don’t make profit out of their great skills. This is basically college athletes job. Schools make thousands or even millions of dollars by using the athlete’s image for promotions. The athletes don’t get money out of all this hard work they are doing for their school. But according to NCAA, that might change.
I think what is happening with college athletes is unfair. They put in their time and effort to play and represent their schools. And the schools get so much profit out of their work. But they don’t get anything out of it. With them getting payed it could help them pay their college tuition or just other expenses they may have. Overall, I believe that they should get payed.
What do you think? Should they get payed?
Dear Neftaly,
Your post, “College Athletes,” impressed me since it’s surprising how much money can be made from people and they don’t get any of it. They need to make a profit, and they’re not going to spend that much time on the game for no pay.
“Schools make thousands, if not millions, of cash by leveraging the athlete’s image for advertisements,” says one of your sentences. The athletes do not claim payment for their efforts on behalf of their institution.” I believe that people should be aware of this because they cover it so well.
Thank you for taking the time to write. I’m forward to see what you write next because I admire how well you understand the hardships and obstacles that students face. I’d like you to keep telling me about college players.
Fernando Hernandez
Dear Neftaly,
I am impressed by your post, “College Athletes,” because it is so surprising that so much money can be made off people and they don’t get any of it. They need to have a profit and they’re going to devote that much time to the game for nothing in return.
One sentence that you wrote that stands out is “Schools make thousands or even millions of dollars by using the athlete’s image for promotions. The athletes don’t get money out of all this hard work they are doing for their school.” I think that this is important for people to know because they hide it so much.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because I like how you understand the students struggles and difficulties. I would like you to continue telling about the college athletes.
Joseph Cisneros
Dear Neft:
I truly agree with you I think that college athletes should get paid. If they are going to put out the work and dedication why not pay them. I just have one question. What do you think colleges should do when they start paying them? Many college students are going to get paid and start spending like crazy and might even get into trouble. what can colleges do to prevent that from happening
Dear Neftaly,
I agree with you I think that college athletes should get paid. If they are going to put out the work and dedication why not pay them. I just have one question. What do you think colleges should do when they start paying them? what I’m trying to say many college students are going to get paid and start spending like crazy and might even get into trouble. what can colleges do to prevent that from happening?
Dear Neftaly,
I was drawn about your post, “College Athletes”, because it has led to believe that college athletes don’t make any profits from their “job” as they are responsible for generating revenue for their colleges. As is it understandable to conclude that it is unfair for the college athletes to not get paid.
One sentence that stands out on this is that “Schools make thousands or even millions of dollars by using the athlete’s image for promotions.”. I think this is falsifiable because colleges tend to spend a lot of money on the games, mostly to coaches and directors to have a better chance of winning. I don’t think that this is considered a job for the athletes as they are not professionals.
Thanks for bringing attention to this issue. I’ll be keeping touch in upcoming post because you seem to genuinely care about this topic. Also, it is good to keep up that passion to call out something that you believe is wrong.
Jonathan
I think college athletes don’t necessarily need to be paid but rather compensated through full tuition coverage, food and housing and travelling compensations. I believe this because if athletes are bringing in so much cashflow to schools they deserve to be paid back in some way. This compensation must be applied to all sports though, not just a few.
Hey Neftaly,
This question of paying college athletes is definitely the hottest issue in sports right now. And while I agree that College players should be paid for sponsorships and other promotions, they shouldn’t be paid by their schools, as it would make it unfair for smaller schools who would be unable to get good players to play for them. It will be really interesting to see what happens in the future!
I do agree that college athletes should be getting payed money that they receive from branding, social media attention, etc. They are the ones putting in the work and not the actual school itself. Many of these athletes also have families that are living in poverty and they are essentially being stripped of their currency to wealthy individuals at the schools who do not need the money, but the actual families of the players themselves.
I think that college athletes should be paid, they should not be paid by the school. They should be paid by their advertisements and the merch that gets sold In their name. I think that they can also be paid by sponers. The only thing I think is that they should be paid by the school, but by others.
Dear Neftaly
I agree that athletes from colleges should be payed because they bring in a lot of money as you said. For example, when Zion Williamson was at Duke they made millions and millions of dollars off of his play. He didn’t get any of it which is terrible. College athletes do need to get paid as it is their job. In my opinion, that it allowed students that to take the pride of inside them and the feelings that connected to the higher educational endeavor. They also will be providing of one route for historically underrepresented individuals to receive an education at an affordable of cost.
What I think about college students that one of the sentence that stood out to me was, “WIth them getting payed it could help them pay their college tuition or just other expenses they may have”. I think that is is good because financial aid is money to help pay for the colleges or the career school, and grands, work-study, loans, and scholarships help make college or career school affordable.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because I like your opinion that will make with your life and other people. I would like you to continue telling about college athletes.
I agree that college athletes should be payed because they bring in a lot of money as you said. For example, when Zion Williamson was at Duke they made millions and millions of dollars off of his play. He didn’t get any of it which is terrible. College athletes do need to get paid as it is their job.