The research topic I have chosen to do
my research paper over is I believe that NCAA student athletes have the right to
make money off of themselves by selling memorabilia or accepting donations from
willing fans. I don’t believe that they should be paid by the university. A
scholarly article I have located is found at this website. The process I went through in order to determine that this is a scholarly
article is I first noticed that there was an abstract to start off the article.
There are two authors of this article and one of them has a Ph.D while the
other has an Ed.D. This shows that the authors aren't just random sports fans,
but they are very intelligent people. Throughout the article there aren't any
pictures to be found and the article ends with a list of references. With all
of this evidence, I determined that this is a scholarly article. The article
begins with an introduction on why the athletes should not be paid and then goes
on to give five points about why they shouldn't be paid. Then the article
introduces the idea that athletes should be paid and gives 3 reasons why and
proposes some different plans on how to pay the players. The five points
against paying the athletes are education is money, there are problems with the
payment, the university offers more than an education, the athletic department
has its role, and athletes know the deal. The three points for paying players
are athletic scholarships provide a “free education” is not correct, athletes
don’t know the “real” deal, and the university offer more than education – it’s
possible – but not probable. The article also included four proposals on methods
to pay the players such as giving them a base pay, paying them based off of
time played, hiring them as athletes, and giving them revenue from TV networks.
The article concludes by stating that if college sports continue to go the way
they are going, then paying athletes is something that needs to strongly be
considered. Overall, the article conveys a successful rhetorical message by
appealing to ethos. The article states both sides of the story so it is very
easy to trust the authors.
Personally, as a student athlete for Texas A&M, I fully believe that we should be paid to play what we are. The amount of time, sacrifice, and service we give to our school simply so that fans can leisurely watch is unimaginable. I absolutely love playing a college sport, but it is a massive amount of work. Without question, we should be paid in some way or another.
ReplyDeleteI love going to sporting events and watching my school's athletes compete against other highly talented individuals. However, I do have a problem with paying athletes in addition to receiving a scholarship. I know all NCAA division one athletes work extremely hard in their sport, but being able to represent a division one university is an honor and a privilege that athletes are fortunate enough to have been given. With this said, the rewards of: fame, being on television, and the popularity alone should be plenty, not to mention a free education, to count towards an athlete's "salary". If for some reason these rewards are not enough for athletes, then quit your sport and become a full time student like myself and thousands of others who are also supported by the victories and losses athletes create for a university.
ReplyDeleteWell, the university recuits the athletes to promote collegiate competition between schools. I think it is something they should be paid for by the university, it is how some of them pay for school (Scholarships) and will make their living in the future.... it is like saying that the NFL players should only by a fan based pay... for something that they do for a living, that just wouldn't come close to sufficing for personal needs such as food and housing and so forth. We do hear about overly extravagent pays, but nonetheless, it is something that should be done over a large contract instead of division of fan based pay.
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