College athletes will be paid as well as being granted scholarships. From NPR this last weekend. “On Thursday, the NCAA and the so-called “power five” athletic conferences reached a groundbreaking agreement that seeks to end the century-old tradition of amateurism in college sports by allowing athletes to receive pay directly from the colleges and universities they play for." See more at NPR Website.
The way the NCAA has treated athletes basically as unpaid slaves was terrible. Based on this cartoon, I guess you can’t win for working on a fix, either.
Players now moving every year in a chase for more money, so why should fans invest in any rooting interest? If the players you are cheering for this year will be gone next year, why cheer at all? Why go to games? Why spend money? Does this sound like the death of college sports? Yep.
admiree2 about 1 month ago
This one can be interpreted in at least three different ways…I think. Not positive what is being satirized or criticized here.
wndflower1 about 1 month ago
not a clue!?
cbedda about 1 month ago
Schools courts players get paid now
Teto85 Premium Member about 1 month ago
College athletes will be paid as well as being granted scholarships. From NPR this last weekend. “On Thursday, the NCAA and the so-called “power five” athletic conferences reached a groundbreaking agreement that seeks to end the century-old tradition of amateurism in college sports by allowing athletes to receive pay directly from the colleges and universities they play for." See more at NPR Website.
elias about 1 month ago
And how are they going to manage to keep their grades up then, paid tutors?
hogbung about 1 month ago
Alma Moolah—good one
davidthoms1 about 1 month ago
When they started to let professionals compete in the Olympics, the end of amateur sports was begun.
Call me Ishmael about 1 month ago
“Money makes the world go round, world go round..”We are Rome, 50 BCE..
braindead Premium Member about 1 month ago
N ow I t’s L egal
RabbitDad about 1 month ago
The way the NCAA has treated athletes basically as unpaid slaves was terrible. Based on this cartoon, I guess you can’t win for working on a fix, either.
ragsarooni Premium Member about 1 month ago
Where’s the head?
A# 466 about 1 month ago
Nothing sucks like cash. Nothing.
comixbomix about 1 month ago
I’m going back to college – I bet they’ll pay me the big bucks when I sign up for Poetry, and History of Uruguay classes!!!
FreyjaRN Premium Member about 1 month ago
I’m ambivalent.
tpcox928 about 1 month ago
Players now moving every year in a chase for more money, so why should fans invest in any rooting interest? If the players you are cheering for this year will be gone next year, why cheer at all? Why go to games? Why spend money? Does this sound like the death of college sports? Yep.
j.l.farmer about 1 month ago
College athletes should have been given an option; get paid for playing or get a free-ride scholarship but not both.
admiree2 about 1 month ago
Might as well declare all colleges as the minor pro minor leagues and forget trying to continue the sham-scam of the student athlete.