Press "Enter" to skip to content

Should College Athletes Get Paid?


today’s question is should college
today’s question is should college athletes get paid
I’m Patrick medieval your host of value
I’m Patrick medieval your host of value tainment weekly and when you think about
tainment weekly and when you think about
tainment weekly and when you think about this question here where the college
this question here where the college
this question here where the college athletes should get paid or not there’s
athletes should get paid or not there’s
athletes should get paid or not there’s two different sizes to the argument one
two different sizes to the argument one
two different sizes to the argument one side they shouldn’t because the
side they shouldn’t because the
side they shouldn’t because the scholarship is already a way of them
scholarship is already a way of them
scholarship is already a way of them getting paid right and so if we do pay
getting paid right and so if we do pay
getting paid right and so if we do pay them they’re going to be spoiled it
them they’re going to be spoiled it
them they’re going to be spoiled it won’t put as much effort to play then on
won’t put as much effort to play then on
won’t put as much effort to play then on the other side it’s a business if the
the other side it’s a business if the
the other side it’s a business if the NCAA is making money they should as well
NCAA is making money they should as well
NCAA is making money they should as well I got four points to cover with you then
I got four points to cover with you then
I got four points to cover with you then an idea at the end point number one the
an idea at the end point number one the
an idea at the end point number one the NCAA last year generated 11 billion
NCAA last year generated 11 billion
NCAA last year generated 11 billion dollars in revenues according to mark
dollars in revenues according to mark
dollars in revenues according to mark Edelman 11 billion dollars only two
Edelman 11 billion dollars only two
Edelman 11 billion dollars only two sports made more money than the NCAA
sports made more money than the NCAA
sports made more money than the NCAA that’s the Major League Baseball and the
that’s the Major League Baseball and the
that’s the Major League Baseball and the NFL NCAA made more money than NBA and
NFL NCAA made more money than NBA and
NFL NCAA made more money than NBA and NHL the president of NC double-a made
NHL the president of NC double-a made
NHL the president of NC double-a made 1.7 million dollars last year which he
1.7 million dollars last year which he
1.7 million dollars last year which he should because he generated revenues
should because he generated revenues
should because he generated revenues part number two is a law passed back in
part number two is a law passed back in
part number two is a law passed back in 1972 it’s called title nine the purpose
1972 it’s called title nine the purpose
1972 it’s called title nine the purpose of title nine is to not discriminate
of title nine is to not discriminate
of title nine is to not discriminate against different sports so if I’m
against different sports so if I’m
against different sports so if I’m playing college football or basketball
playing college football or basketball
playing college football or basketball or tennis or gymnastics or track I
or tennis or gymnastics or track I
or tennis or gymnastics or track I should one get more scholarship because
should one get more scholarship because
should one get more scholarship because football is more important tennis and
football is more important tennis and
football is more important tennis and it’s also a discrimination against men
it’s also a discrimination against men
it’s also a discrimination against men and woman so the scholarship should be
and woman so the scholarship should be
and woman so the scholarship should be treated equally but here’s the thing
treated equally but here’s the thing
treated equally but here’s the thing that in 1972 under law passed a lot of
that in 1972 under law passed a lot of
that in 1972 under law passed a lot of things have changed from 1972 till today
things have changed from 1972 till today
things have changed from 1972 till today a company came out of 1917 I that
a company came out of 1917 I that
a company came out of 1917 I that completely revolutionized everything
completely revolutionized everything
completely revolutionized everything that company’s name is ESPN it turned a
that company’s name is ESPN it turned a
that company’s name is ESPN it turned a college football coach making 65
college football coach making 65
college football coach making 65 thousand dollars failure into a
thousand dollars failure into a
thousand dollars failure into a celebrity now getting paid 5 million
celebrity now getting paid 5 million
celebrity now getting paid 5 million dollars you’re getting endorsements a
dollars you’re getting endorsements a
dollars you’re getting endorsements a whole different story it turned viewers
whole different story it turned viewers
whole different story it turned viewers into college football fans college
into college football fans college
into college football fans college basketball fans it turned them into
basketball fans it turned them into
basketball fans it turned them into these fans of these sports and it became
these fans of these sports and it became
these fans of these sports and it became a very big business and on the other
a very big business and on the other
a very big business and on the other side is back in 1972 when title nine
side is back in 1972 when title nine
side is back in 1972 when title nine came out when you think about mba Major
came out when you think about mba Major
came out when you think about mba Major League Baseball NHL NFL you’ve got to
League Baseball NHL NFL you’ve got to
League Baseball NHL NFL you’ve got to know that most professional athletes
know that most professional athletes
know that most professional athletes back then had a full-time job on the
back then had a full-time job on the
back then had a full-time job on the side you don’t hear athletes today that
side you don’t hear athletes today that
side you don’t hear athletes today that play professional sports that have
play professional sports that have
play professional sports that have part-time jobs on the side they did back
part-time jobs on the side they did back
part-time jobs on the side they did back then point number two is the fact that
then point number two is the fact that
then point number two is the fact that title nine maybe needs to be relooked at
title nine maybe needs to be relooked at
title nine maybe needs to be relooked at number three there’s a big contradiction
number three there’s a big contradiction
number three there’s a big contradiction between title nine and point number
between title nine and point number
between title nine and point number three because title nine is about
three because title nine is about
three because title nine is about discrimination we shouldn’t
discrimination we shouldn’t
discrimination we shouldn’t yet you know point number three when you
yet you know point number three when you
yet you know point number three when you think about academic scholarship and
think about academic scholarship and
think about academic scholarship and athletic scholarship is totally there’s
athletic scholarship is totally there’s
athletic scholarship is totally there’s a discrimination there because I could
a discrimination there because I could
a discrimination there because I could have gone an academic scholarship I got
have gone an academic scholarship I got
have gone an academic scholarship I got a 4.3 GPA I’m not a Toledo and Arizona
a 4.3 GPA I’m not a Toledo and Arizona
a 4.3 GPA I’m not a Toledo and Arizona State picks me up I’m a very attractive
State picks me up I’m a very attractive
State picks me up I’m a very attractive beautiful model I go to Arizona State
beautiful model I go to Arizona State
beautiful model I go to Arizona State University Maxim contact me and says we
University Maxim contact me and says we
University Maxim contact me and says we want to do photo shoot with you because
want to do photo shoot with you because
want to do photo shoot with you because you submit at your pictures your
you submit at your pictures your
you submit at your pictures your beautiful wanna pay you forty thousand
beautiful wanna pay you forty thousand
beautiful wanna pay you forty thousand dollars great that person can get paid
dollars great that person can get paid
dollars great that person can get paid yet and at the yet an athletic
yet and at the yet an athletic
yet and at the yet an athletic scholarship they can’t how does that
scholarship they can’t how does that
scholarship they can’t how does that make any sense of what academic is more
make any sense of what academic is more
make any sense of what academic is more important in athletic so there is
important in athletic so there is
important in athletic so there is somewhat of a discrimination there so
somewhat of a discrimination there so
somewhat of a discrimination there so why should not a collegiate athlete get
why should not a collegiate athlete get
why should not a collegiate athlete get paid on an endorsement they’re getting
paid on an endorsement they’re getting
paid on an endorsement they’re getting with nike reebok adidas under armour why
with nike reebok adidas under armour why
with nike reebok adidas under armour why should they not get paid why can’t an
should they not get paid why can’t an
should they not get paid why can’t an athlete that place for university go
athlete that place for university go
athlete that place for university go make five hundred dollars in a day doing
make five hundred dollars in a day doing
make five hundred dollars in a day doing autographs that that doesn’t make any
autographs that that doesn’t make any
autographs that that doesn’t make any sense they should as well because that’s
sense they should as well because that’s
sense they should as well because that’s their brand to help generate some kind
their brand to help generate some kind
their brand to help generate some kind of revenue standpoint over for if the
of revenue standpoint over for if the
of revenue standpoint over for if the NCAA doesn’t figure out a way to pay
NCAA doesn’t figure out a way to pay
NCAA doesn’t figure out a way to pay them they’re going to pay them anyways
them they’re going to pay them anyways
them they’re going to pay them anyways I’ve spoken to some people in the
I’ve spoken to some people in the
I’ve spoken to some people in the business that said this is not a big
business that said this is not a big
business that said this is not a big deal to college coaches or universities
deal to college coaches or universities
deal to college coaches or universities because they find ways to get the
because they find ways to get the
because they find ways to get the athletes money here’s typically how it
athletes money here’s typically how it
athletes money here’s typically how it works they’ll tell the kid to go do
works they’ll tell the kid to go do
works they’ll tell the kid to go do security job or go do a waiting you know
security job or go do a waiting you know
security job or go do a waiting you know whatever it is they’ll do something on
whatever it is they’ll do something on
whatever it is they’ll do something on the side and they’ll send somebody to go
the side and they’ll send somebody to go
the side and they’ll send somebody to go work that valet and that person driving
work that valet and that person driving
work that valet and that person driving by will give one hundred thousand dollar
by will give one hundred thousand dollar
by will give one hundred thousand dollar tip you know what you can do you can
tip you know what you can do you can
tip you know what you can do you can discriminate me against giving somebody
discriminate me against giving somebody
discriminate me against giving somebody a tip what’s your law against it you
a tip what’s your law against it you
a tip what’s your law against it you can’t really control it so the kid got a
can’t really control it so the kid got a
can’t really control it so the kid got a tip it is what it is so that kind of
tip it is what it is so that kind of
tip it is what it is so that kind of stuff happens we’ve heard it many times
stuff happens we’ve heard it many times
stuff happens we’ve heard it many times long list of athletes that that’s
long list of athletes that that’s
long list of athletes that that’s happened to so unless if they figure out
happened to so unless if they figure out
happened to so unless if they figure out a way to stop that this law is going to
a way to stop that this law is going to
a way to stop that this law is going to constantly be broken because these kids
constantly be broken because these kids
constantly be broken because these kids going to find ways to get monies and
going to find ways to get monies and
going to find ways to get monies and other people are going to find wish to
other people are going to find wish to
other people are going to find wish to pay them to stick on with that
pay them to stick on with that
pay them to stick on with that University so my idea at the end is this
University so my idea at the end is this
University so my idea at the end is this here’s my idea one let’s figure out a
here’s my idea one let’s figure out a
here’s my idea one let’s figure out a way where these athletic scholarships
way where these athletic scholarships
way where these athletic scholarships can get money on the side with their
can get money on the side with their
can get money on the side with their endorsements or autograph signing and
endorsements or autograph signing and
endorsements or autograph signing and different kind of things that they do
different kind of things that they do
different kind of things that they do and on top of that is if you’re the
and on top of that is if you’re the
and on top of that is if you’re the university you get a student that
university you get a student that
university you get a student that decides to come to your school maybe
decides to come to your school maybe
decides to come to your school maybe give them a bonus structure I’m an
give them a bonus structure I’m an
give them a bonus structure I’m an athlete decides to go to Texas A&M tell
athlete decides to go to Texas A&M tell
athlete decides to go to Texas A&M tell me in three years after being with you
me in three years after being with you
me in three years after being with you if I hit XYZ numbers you’re going to
if I hit XYZ numbers you’re going to
if I hit XYZ numbers you’re going to give me eight hundred
give me eight hundred
give me eight hundred thousand dollars at the end or million
thousand dollars at the end or million
thousand dollars at the end or million eight because of the company made this
eight because of the company made this
eight because of the company made this much money and you’re going to give me a
much money and you’re going to give me a
much money and you’re going to give me a million eight on that or three hundred
million eight on that or three hundred
million eight on that or three hundred thousand dollars or a hundred thousand
thousand dollars or a hundred thousand
thousand dollars or a hundred thousand dollars or some kind of money that maybe
dollars or some kind of money that maybe
dollars or some kind of money that maybe I’m not getting that money early on at
I’m not getting that money early on at
I’m not getting that money early on at 18 19 years old when i’m playing for the
18 19 years old when i’m playing for the
18 19 years old when i’m playing for the college team maybe it’s going to be a
college team maybe it’s going to be a
college team maybe it’s going to be a little bit longer so if I’m college
little bit longer so if I’m college
little bit longer so if I’m college basketball I’m willing to stay for years
basketball I’m willing to stay for years
basketball I’m willing to stay for years and get my four year degree rather than
and get my four year degree rather than
and get my four year degree rather than going to and be right off the bat but
going to and be right off the bat but
going to and be right off the bat but there are ways to still incentive I the
there are ways to still incentive I the
there are ways to still incentive I the players I’ve wanted to stick around it’s
players I’ve wanted to stick around it’s
players I’ve wanted to stick around it’s my message the weekend please be sure to
my message the weekend please be sure to
my message the weekend please be sure to subscribe to this channel and more
subscribe to this channel and more
subscribe to this channel and more importantly I want to hear from your
importantly I want to hear from your
importantly I want to hear from your thoughts points you agreed and disagreed
thoughts points you agreed and disagreed
thoughts points you agreed and disagreed with and maybe some ideas on how we can
with and maybe some ideas on how we can
with and maybe some ideas on how we can get some of these college athletes to
get some of these college athletes to
get some of these college athletes to start getting paid properly
Please follow and like us: