NCAA Schools Make Millions; Should College Athletes Get Paid Or Compensated In Some Way?

[TomGshotput]

from March 16 Sports Illustrated:

$1.2 million
Payout Rutgers recieved for playing in the PapaJohns.com Bowl in December
$184,000
Amount Rutgers lost on the trip after travel expenses and performance bonuses to its coaches

So if a football team from a major conference goes to a million dollar Bowl game and loses money, where do the profits from the tennis and golf teams come from to offset that?

 

[buddyboy]

hno:

performance bonuses to its coaches

pay the kids...

the damn coaches make millions per year and the ncaa cuts a deal with the nfl/nba not to hire the kids

ncaa lost all that revenue when guys like lebron go right to the pros... guess that won't happen any more.

 

[louisvillekid]

bottom line or short answer, NO.
yes there are some elite players and some schools that are high profile, but there is like over 300 schools, and some pro players don't even come from DivI, some come from DivII-III or NAIA.

Just because some schools are known for getting the McD's All Americans and are in the so-called "Power Conferences" and have TV contracts and sports deals and yada yada yada. You can't pay everyone when there is only a handful that are way above others in skill. Their pay is getting "a chance" to get a free ride to a degree if they choose. Hell, school is easily 25K a year at most places, and on top of that, most players get to stay in special dorms with added amenities and luxuries , have student assistants help them, get special or preferred treatment.

plus most schools that do generate alot of wealth through their B-ball or football programs, use that money to fund the program to keep it on the top and help other programs stay afloat in the Athletic department.

 

[bigtendominator]

highly doubt this, but would love to see some type of stats proving it if so.

The vast majority of athletic departments operate in the red.

 

[docmercer]

At minimum, a voucher should be issued for every year they are on the roster. Good for one year of tuition. When they're done playing, they can return to school and use the vouchers, or sell them and keep the cash. Give them the option.

Instead we're left with this charade of "student athletes" where bogus courses exist merely to accomodate and keep GPA's at an acceptable level.

NCAA is just a pro league where everyone from the networks, the coaches, the ticket and beer vendors and the surrounding bars and business' profit.

If the kids could exchange the tuition for actual cash it might be a start.

 

[TomGshotput]

pay the kids...

the damn coaches make millions per year and the ncaa cuts a deal with the nfl/nba not to hire the kids

ncaa lost all that revenue when guys like lebron go right to the pros... guess that won't happen any more.

When I was coaching at the NCAA division III level the school was paying me $1 000 per season. Pay all Rutgers coaches and athletic staff those rates and all 500 or so student athletes could take home several hundred per month. And within a year the Bowl payouts, TV revenue and ticket sales drop to near zero. Then what?