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golfnut8924
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I belong to the crowd that believes college athletes should not be paid and here's why.
1.) They are being paid x amount of money per year that it costs to go to such a school. Many people cannot afford to go to Ohio State and those that can will be left with decades of student loan debt. Athletes like Pryor wouldn't be going there because A: they can't afford it and B: they aren't smart enough to go there without football talent. It's not my fault these athletes don't recognize how valuable a free education is and pish it away most of the time. So yes, they are being paid, they just take it for granted.
2.) So you aren't getting paid to play in college ----- okay, so do you want to go back to your old life? Go back to your hometown where you are living in an apartment with 4 cousins and five siblings? (I know this is singling out the inner city, lower-level income kids and perhaps that's not fair but for the sake of this argument). For a lot of these kids, their lives at college are MUCH better than what they have at home. Their dorm rooms are probably nicer and more comfortable than what they had at home. They all have meal plans for the dining hall so they are getting three hot meals every day -- better than what they had at home. They can walk around campus and feel safe, not having to constantly look over their shoulder for trouble --- a luxury they probably didn't have at home.
Besides, do you really think putting a bunch of cash in the hands of guys like Pryor is a good idea? They already can't stay out of trouble at the bars and clubs, do you really want to add a pile of money to the equation to make it worse?
If they want to get paid, tell them to work hard for four years, graduate and if you aren't NFL talent, actually use your degree and get a forking job like the rest of society.
1.) They are being paid x amount of money per year that it costs to go to such a school. Many people cannot afford to go to Ohio State and those that can will be left with decades of student loan debt. Athletes like Pryor wouldn't be going there because A: they can't afford it and B: they aren't smart enough to go there without football talent. It's not my fault these athletes don't recognize how valuable a free education is and pish it away most of the time. So yes, they are being paid, they just take it for granted.
2.) So you aren't getting paid to play in college ----- okay, so do you want to go back to your old life? Go back to your hometown where you are living in an apartment with 4 cousins and five siblings? (I know this is singling out the inner city, lower-level income kids and perhaps that's not fair but for the sake of this argument). For a lot of these kids, their lives at college are MUCH better than what they have at home. Their dorm rooms are probably nicer and more comfortable than what they had at home. They all have meal plans for the dining hall so they are getting three hot meals every day -- better than what they had at home. They can walk around campus and feel safe, not having to constantly look over their shoulder for trouble --- a luxury they probably didn't have at home.
Besides, do you really think putting a bunch of cash in the hands of guys like Pryor is a good idea? They already can't stay out of trouble at the bars and clubs, do you really want to add a pile of money to the equation to make it worse?
If they want to get paid, tell them to work hard for four years, graduate and if you aren't NFL talent, actually use your degree and get a forking job like the rest of society.