i’m considering myself poked

so you have no problem with the head coaches making 2-3-4 mil, and assistant coaches making 6 (and 7) figures.
but the athletes should not get a cut? so their athletic scholarship (anywhere between 15k-40k, depending on the school) is enough?

You’re argument was never we are paying the coaches too much, but since you ask. Yeah they are probably over payed. Yes the tuition is enough. You know what the average lifespan of an NFL player is … 3.5 years. What are they doing after that? Hopefully if they were smart, they are using their degree. You know what that cost them? Nothing. That is invaluable. Now if they aren’t using it (and let’s be honest how many actually are), that’s their fault for not taking advantage of it.

And no I wasn’t athletic, but I would have damn well took a free education no matter who gave it to me, if offered. So I’m not really sure what that has to do with this situation, other than maybe you can point and laugh at the short, fat, white boy.

this clown was making what, $600k?
divide that by 2 for the two teams playing in the fiesta.

FWIW, the state of CT could use its 1.2 million back, given that our governor is looking for A BILLION DOLLARS IN CONCESSIONS

I would have killed for an athletic scholarship.

were you close? athletic?

under no circumstances should an institution pay an athlete. They just don’t flat out have the money. I work in an athletic department in a State that is broke.

so you have no problem with the head coaches making 2-3-4 mil, and assistant coaches making 6 (and 7) figures.
but the athletes should not get a cut? so their athletic scholarship (anywhere between 15k-40k, depending on the school) is enough?

i can’t tell if this horse guy is joking around or not. this could be a solid deadpan effort.
he’s kidding, right?

I’m a %100 serious. I’m not trying to offend those whose parents or grandparents were able to help them out, but the fact of the matter is as someone whose parents couldn’t help him out at all and had to work four jobs to get through school I would have killed for an athletic scholarship. That’s a fair trade off to me. I like the EA sports idea being kicked around, but under no circumstances should an institution pay an athlete. They just don’t flat out have the money. I work in an athletic department in a State that is broke. Granted were low level and not DI, but as a government institution were in danger of being cut as it is. I get it that SEC football teams make a small amount of money for their schools, but that’s what funds the other sports. Especially when state’s are taking more and more funding away from institutions there is no way that its a financially feasible way of spending money.

They are free to decline the invite.

Is this true about BCS games? Wouldn’t expect a conference to be too happy about a school doing that since if they do the BCS game isn’t obligated to still take someone from the league

The thing that offends me the most out of all the BCS crap is how these schools get fleeced for cash

First of all, schools accept invitations to play in bowls. They are free to decline the invite. Second, schools don’t think of bowls as for-profit ventures, but as showcases for the university.

Penn State system may see their state funding reduced as much as 50%, for example

Its already the most expensive public school in the country. That also clearly means its the best.

That’s a separate issue, I’m of the belief that companies like EA should be allowed to pay players to use their likeness…doesn’t mean it has to come from the university’s bottom line

EA would not be able to pay 40 to 80 players x 120 schools for their likenesses, nor would they.

As for paying players to play? Are you kidding me? They get room/meals/books/tuition already paid for. If they want more money go work a shitty job like a lot of students do.

Don’t you get into a slippery slope there….? What if the head of EA went to Missouri… and then he offers a top recruit 5 million to be featured on the cover of NCAA College Football 2015?

So?

Don’t you get into a slippery slope there….? What if the head of EA went to Missouri… and then he offers a top recruit 5 million to be featured on the cover of NCAA College Football 2015?

Wishful thinking, but the thing that offends me the most out of all the BCS crap is how these schools get fleeced for cash–and most of them are public institutions in cash-strapped states (Penn State system may see their state funding reduced as much as 50%, for example).

Signed,
That kid who skipped his senior year of high school to play in Israel.

How much should EA pay them and should each player get the same amount of money? Should Cam Newton get the same amount as a bench warmer at Idaho?

Each player gets what they can…I’m of the opinion that they should be able to market themselves off the field like Olympic athletes can while retaining their amateur status, just don’t need to be skimming from athletic departments who can’t afford it to pay them

Yes, and the money should all be contingent on their graduations. No diploma, no payday.

That’s a separate issue, I’m of the belief that companies like EA should be allowed to pay players to use their likeness…doesn’t mean it has to come from the university’s bottom line

How much should EA pay them and should each player get the same amount of money? Should Cam Newton get the same amount as a bench warmer at Idaho?