Intelligence Squared Debates: Should college athletes be paid?

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

College sports is a big-money business, with football and basketball programs generating millions of dollars in revenue every year. While coaches and athletic directors in Division I programs routinely score seven-figure contracts, student-athletes are currently prohibited from sharing in the profits. Is it time to rewrite the rules in college sports and allow athletes their fair share of the profits? Or would providing monetary incentives -- above and beyond existing scholarships and career supports -- spoil the sport?

FOR THE MOTION: Joe Nocera, Columnist, Bloomberg View, and Co-Author, "Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA" Andy Schwarz, Economist & Partner, OSKR

AGAINST THE MOTION: Christine Brennan, Sports Columnist, USA Today Len Elmore, Attorney & Former NBA Player

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

There is no fukking debate. Old white men getting rich off the hard labor of young black men.

About as close to modern day slavery as you can get.

 

[Super Cheech]

Yes.

 

[killacal]

You don't even watch sports yet here you are making threads in the coliseum


Never change punjab

 

[Fenian]

Yes, guys playing high profile sports in other countries don't even go to college, they turn pro and get paid from the age of 15/16. USA is the only country that does this fukked up shyte that I know of.

 

[CrimsonTider]

There's nothing intelligent about think College athletes shouldn't be paid for the work that put in and value they provide

 

[Rekkapryde]

There is no fukking debate. Old white men getting rich off the hard labor of young black men.

About as close to modern day slavery as you can get.

That's why I don't get mad one bit when these cats take these boosters money. That alone tells you the boosters know the real deal.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Yes, guys playing high profile sports in other countries don't even go to college, they turn pro and get paid from the age of 15/16. USA is the only country that does this fukked up shyte that I know of.

they do all they can to keep the money out of young nikkaz hands. Notice this isn't an issue with tennis, hockey, shyt even minor league baseball if you want.

 

[RammerJammer]

How many times is this discussion gonna come up? Of course College athletes should be paid, or at least make money off their name, shouldn't be illegal for a player to make money of their autograph. Got a lot of College Athletes that are popular enough have endorsement deals in college, Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield for example. There should be no restrictions as to how a College Athlete makes money.

 

[Rottweiler]

Yes.

 

[AceAge]

You pay the coach of the team $5 million dollars, but don't pay the players anything?. It's a joke. They should get paid.