College athletics golden thread

College athletes must realize there’s no aid

They go home hungry with no food to eat

This is why college athletes must get paid

With sports, their education will be frayed

They don’t know how to learn, just how to beat

College athletes must realize there’s no aid

NCAA’s position won’t be swayed

To them a scholarship is a fine treat

This is why college athletes must get paid

College athletes now realize they are played

They say things must begin to change tout suite

College athletes must realize there’s no aid

So far not all the options have been weighed

Athletes are students too from head to cleat

This is why college athletes must get paid

For after college when the fame does fade

The school just rudely kicks them to the street

College athletes must realize there’s no aid

This is why college athletes must get paid.

1913:

Athletes weren’t worshipped and followed the way they are now

Athletes were expected to keep good grades

A school wasn’t judged solely on their sport

Scholarships weren’t given out the way they are now

No video games that can use fake college athletes in their games

Media did not portray college sports the way it does now

No athletes would get paid on the side

Same:

Athletics is closely followed by school

People become professionals soon after college

Present:

Athletes arguing they should be paid

There is a recruiting process now (showcases)

A lot more money brought in by colleges due to sports

Much better facilities for athletes

Athletes take courses like Swahili

Recipe to College Athlete Being Paid Cake:

Ingredients:

• 20 years of Athletes getting fed up with the system
• One pint of Northwestern winning their right to a Union
• 35 cases of college athletes illegally receiving money
• $871.6 Million of revenue for colleges from athletics
• 2 quarts of realization from the public that athletes are being used.
• $1.64 Million per year to each coach of the team

Directions:

1. Preheat NCAA’s temper to 375 degrees F
2. Break $1.64 Million per year to each coach of the team, and $871.6 M of revenue for colleges from athletics into a dish
3. Add 20 years of Athletes getting fed up with the system, and One pint of Northwestern winning their right to a Union in a bowl and stir thoroughly until many lumps
4. Sift and add 35 cases of college athletes illegally receiving money into the bowl
5. Add contents from dish into contents with bowl
6. Put bowl in oven and continue to raise NCAA’s temperature until the bowl and all the ingredients inside boils over in rage
7. Take out of oven, and add icing of 2 quarts of realization from the public that athletes are being used.

Multiple Choice Test:

1. What is the ratio of college coach salary compared to college athlete salary?

1. 5M to 100K
2. 1 to 1
3. Not enough information given
4. Infinity

     2.   What percentage of college athletes turn pro?

1. 12%
2. 24%
3. 2%
4. What does prose have to do with sports?

     3.   How does College basketball/football rank in popularity of all sports?

 

1. 3rd
2. 10th
3. 5th
4. 25th

     4.   Which of the following statements is false?

1. A coach can not treat a player differently than any other student at the school
2. Colleges gain millions of dollars in revenue from sports every year
3. An athlete is required to keep a certain GPA to be allowed to play
4. Some athletes are allowed to be paid if they intend to go pro the next year