Intercollegiate Athletics

It looks like Pro Football, they almost play like pros, and they train as much as the pros. But it's just amateur football so that's why they don't get paid. College football these days is on a much higher level than ever before. Practices are grueling, workouts are tough, and there is a lot more at stake when it comes down to it. National Football Championships such as the Rose Bowl creates so much revenue for schools and college gear is also sold which boosts the whole industry. It's amazing to think that the players are putting in so much work and yet they get shafted in the end because even after they sacrifice so much of their own time, they could possibly end up in the gutter if the coach decides that player is no longer needed. In my opinion, I think college athletes should be paid. Their schoolwork suffers because the loss of time to study, and so much money goes to that department but it goes directly to only a certain number of people such as the coaches, and nothing is left for the players who are doing the brute of the work. Talk about about being unfair. Schools make money off selling the player’s image either in jersey sales, videos or posters, and yet the player gets no part of the revenue made from his name. Although some may argue that scholarships should be enough because they are getting a free education, but how free is it really? If they have to put in so much time and effort for the team the play on. I also believe that less college football players would leave early to try to turn pro if they were paid. We see every year a handful of college football players turn pro early and not make the team. Then they are out of college and their careers are over as athletes. Maybe one more year of college would have prepared them better for the NFL and or a career after football.

 

As you can see, there is a sea of burnt orange. Fans are die hard when it comes to UT football, and this is just a little reminder of how much revenue is made from them. Everything is about money nowadays, and after

the most turbulent off season in college football history, all it came down to was money. Nebraska left the Big 12 for the Big Ten Network because of money. Texas stayed in the Big 12 because of money. So what can we do to change this kind of tactic and make sure the money is spread more evenly? We need CHANGE, because if not it'll only make the rich, richer, and the poor even more poor. How corrupt is that kind of society?