See thats where I disagree, or maybe I grew up with a core group of friends that loved to work hard and play hard. Overtime at 22 years old? I jumped on it. I hardly ever get someone to work OT for me now, whether they have other plans or not.
I can't argue about coaches and AD's getting paid way too much. It is absurd. But schools need the money athletics generate. Colleges can't depend on state taxes or tuition to survive. They need donations from the alumni. And for the most part the amount of money donated correlates with how a school does on the football field or basketball court. The teams make it more personal for the alums. If it wasn't for the sports programs no one would return to the school, buy their apparel, or even think twice about the school after they graduated. There are exceptions to this (i.e top private institutions with rich nerd alums) but for the most part athletics is the key for colleges to survive. Hell many kids base where they want to go to school on how the teams perform. They know the social part of it will last a lifetime. Personally I am not thrilled about paying for higher education through my taxes. So however colleges can make money to survive I am all for it.
As of 2010. They have been divided up so many more times though. I think the next generation is called Generation Z or some BS.
Look at those percentages.. no wonder why its the end of times!!! lol. Population control coming soon to a war near you!
Yeah, and maybe that is why this topic works me up. All my peers that I give a damn about, work their asses off too.. Eh I don't know. I'm just here waiting for someone to tell me to get off their lawn.
Apples/Oranges. You shouldn't compare your work to the job of professional athlete. I for one agree with Ben. College sports is a billion dollar industry. The players should get more.
Why should the amount of pay determine a work ethic though? Lets look at this as a society thing and not an individual thing. Is it better for the future of our society to pay our college kids to drop out after a year? Do we really think if we paid them, they would then stay in school? Sorry, but my loyalties lie with the future growth of humans as a society, not the individual pocketbook of an amazing athlete. Ill have to dig them up again,. but there are very few colleges that actually make an annual profit. yes we see the money in the football and basketball, but how many sports do colleges support that provide zero or next to zero revenue, but still have travelling expenses, etc. I saw numbers on USC and they have made a profit 5 of the ten years the study was done. That one I remember. USC is supposed to be one of the best money makers. There is a cloud over the viewing of the income. we all see it coming in, but do you see where it goes? If not, then how do we know they are actually making a profit? Also, just because there is a billion dollars of movement, doesnt mean there is one penny of profit. You probably know this, but some don't have a clue about net vs gross.
There actually used to be a Gen Y but the Millenials must have eaten them. Self entitled little bastards......
some enterprising individual should put together another league. especially if the new nba cba raises the age limit. 3 years in college? gtfo. if they can pay these guys a decent amount of money im sure they would rather stay here than go overseas.
The cost of their education is pennies compared to what they bring in to the school. And not only that, the bullshit NCAA is a "non-profit" why the fuck should they be a non-profit? And if they are, why the fuck don't they fairly compensate the players? The NCAA are crooks, but somehow it's the athletes fault for being entitled... yeah, it has nothing to do with the NCAA being a billion dollar company that pays no taxes, and then has colleges "pay" the tuition for the athletes that make them money. Sticking one more kid in a class of 50 isn't affecting the college at all financially. Especially when a lot of the kids don't even go to class, even if they aren't on the road making other people money. How do you feel about Walmart? Cause the NCAA makes Walmart look like fucking saints.
This documentary came out in 2013. I feel like a lot of you need to watch it. It's not a conspiracy, and it's not millenial entitlement, the NCAA is bullshit.
Meh I'm too distracted by the game.. this is pretty much how I remember it. http://www.careerplanner.com/Career-Articles/Generations.cfm Or this one. http://www.marketingteacher.com/the-six-living-generations-in-america/
