Hey NCAA, thanks for checking in on athlete pay. Now get lost.

[DonCoquixote]

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/gators/2019/10/30/hey-ncaa-thanks-for-checking-in-on-athlete-pay-now-get-lost/

The thing to remeber about Athletics is that while there may be a few people that get paid very well, many of them are outright wrecked and wind up broke. This is especialy true considering how many of them come from poor backgrounds where making the coaches and collge presidents happy can make the difference between berign dirt poor in America, and being rich. it also says a lot about our Academics where frankly, many of these places are Football schools that just happen to have Academics as a side venture.

Oh, as far as the articles quip about overpaid coaches:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/the-highest-paid-public-employee-in-every-state/ar-AAehW7S

Notice that the state fottball coaches all make more than the GOVERNORS of their states.

"In the vast majority of states, college football and basketball coaches are the highest-paid public employee. When a millionaire coach is not the leading earner, high-ranking medical officials at state-run hospitals and college presidents are usually the next in line. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the highest-paid public employees in each state."

If we want to bring respect back to Colleges, we need to humble the NCAA. They have tirned our University systerm that exploits students with college debt, and exploits athletes like mules.

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Amen

[DinahMoeHum]

2. The Nation's Dave Zirin also warns us to watch. . .

. . .what the NCAA says vs. what they do on this issue.

". . .get the boots because the BS is piling high. . ."

Link to tweet

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-ncaa-announcement-isnt-quite-what-it-seems/

[imanamerican63]

3. There are issues with paying athletes?

1) gender? A male athlete will make much more than a female.
2) smaller school compared to a larger school? Larger schools could get more money by commercializing there athletes.
3) illegal ways to pay that athlete? The payment are to come from endorsements and I see a whole bunch of issues there?
Look at how much trouble the Pros are having with some funny business from the vendors?

I am not say paying the athlete is bad idea, but I would give them a certain amount of money each month. A living expense would eliminate some of the issues, but may cause more a problem to. There will always be some out there to cheat the system! Heck! We have a lunatic in the WH, who cheats the system every day!