I think for student athletes, the education is payment enough. The majority of college athletes will never be professionals, so for them college sports should be an opportunity to turn their skills into a degree. I guess I feel like the student athlete should have the mindset that he's been given a gift: the opportunity to take a skill that wouldn't otherwise translate into employment and turn into a skill that does. That's their payment.
Also, PhD's do spend most of their time on research and the classes are ancillary, but the research is a big part of their education, too. A PhD who doesn't finish his research will never get his degree. An athelete who doesn't play or performs poorly can (and really should) still graduate.
I originally thought that both of these differences would point to athletes not being paid, but looking back I'm not so sure.
Of course, it's all theoretical since it's never going to happen.
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Some places have him 4, some have him 5. I think he's a 4 star on 247 composite.
Satan Is My Motor would be amazing.
Yeah, you're right. Wait, what's Dantonio's record against Tressel? Is he 0-4? Did he lose to Tressel by an average of 24 points a game?
No, I'm sure none of that is true.
I think for student athletes, the education is payment enough. The majority of college athletes will never be professionals, so for them college sports should be an opportunity to turn their skills into a degree. I guess I feel like the student athlete should have the mindset that he's been given a gift: the opportunity to take a skill that wouldn't otherwise translate into employment and turn into a skill that does. That's their payment.
Also, PhD's do spend most of their time on research and the classes are ancillary, but the research is a big part of their education, too. A PhD who doesn't finish his research will never get his degree. An athelete who doesn't play or performs poorly can (and really should) still graduate.
I originally thought that both of these differences would point to athletes not being paid, but looking back I'm not so sure.
Of course, it's all theoretical since it's never going to happen.