I was able to conduct some interviews of some people that fall outside of the boundary for the Fair Pay to Play Act but still have some type of relation to it. Two of the people that I interviewed are people who don't necessary need to the Fair Pay to Play Act to come into effect because they believe that there are better people who do deserve to make the money rather than them. Another person that I interviewed was a coach in a Division II program. They feel that the Act would have a lot of negativity from other Divisions because they would be taking all of the talent. He also believes that it's not fair that the Division I athletes would be getting paid when the Division II athletes have the same type of skill and some type of publicity as the Division I athletes. The last two people that I interviewed are people who are a fan of sports and someone who isn't. They believe that the money could help the students through college especially for food, water, any bills that they have to pay outside of living on campus, etc. They also believe that they should enjoy their college experience rather than having to worry about sponsorships and money deals.
What:
Everyone that I interviewed had their own opinion on the Act but also had some points that they all agreed on. They all agreed that each student-athlete should have to go through some time of management money class that would help them properly manage their money throughout their college athletic career. The people who want the Act to happen are the people that work within the college athletics department. The people who are against it are the people who don't see it happening it fairly and equally between athletes.
Why:
The need for this Act is so that there are people who don't do what Terrelle Pryor and almost cost themselves their entire athletic career. This need will help the most well-known athletes be successful as they enter their professional careers and will help them not be blindsided by the money coming in. It will help them understand money management and how to properly invest in their money rather than constantly spending every dime that they have on things that they don't need.
Inside the boundary
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Outside the boundary
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Who
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Division I Athletes
Division I Coaches
Former College Athletes
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Division II & III Coaches
People who believe they
should live their life as college students
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What
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Sign sponsorships and endorsement
deals based on their image and style of play
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Athletes in different
divisions who have the same type of skill set and publicity
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Why
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The need to reward the
college athletes of their image and skill set being used for entertainment
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Work on their own time and
make money outside of sports and learn the old fashioned way
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Nicole, this is a very interesting article and I do agree on your point. College athletes deserve to have a compensation after all their effort and especially because they generate millions of revenues for the school they represent and other companies. Hopefully, your idea will one day be real for the benefit of all students that work, study, and are athletes at the same time!
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ReplyDeleteThis a very interesting topic of debate because while I do agree that student athletes getting paid would help with the costs of school and food; I also agree that Division 1 athletes getting paid and Division 2 not, would be unfair. Although Division 1 athletes are technically “better” than Division 2, Division 2 athletes do put in as much time and effort and should be rewarded if Division 1 athletes were to be.
Nicole, I think you laid out why the act is needed very well. I still think determining who will get paid will end up being the toughest part of the entire program. As you pointed out in your piece, there cannot be differences between division I and division II athletes. I do like the idea that financial management should be taught to students.
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