Current Events > If college in the US were free, then athletic scholarships would be pointless.

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ZMythos 04/13/25 5:09:55 PM #1:	And colleges would not only lose a bargaining chip to coerce disenfranchised youth to play at their school, but also a "reason" as to why they can't just simply pay their athletes. --- Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide! <cite>ZMythos posted [p:984702597] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>And colleges would not only lose a bargaining chip to coerce disenfranchised youth to play at their school, but also a "reason" as to why they can't just simply pay their athletes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 04/13/25 5:12:51 PM #2:	With NIL they are just simply paying their athletes now. Sure not every single D3 or D2 school and sport is getting big money but major D1 athletes in big time stuff is living quite well these days and lets be real those guys were never there to graduate in the first place so they never cared about the scholarship. It was exposure for getting them to the NFL or NBA. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:984702622] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>With NIL they are just simply paying their athletes now. Sure not every single D3 or D2 school and sport is getting big money but major D1 athletes in big time stuff is living quite well these days and lets be real those guys were never there to graduate in the first place so they never cared about the scholarship. It was exposure for getting them to the NFL or NBA. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RasterGraphic 04/13/25 5:14:19 PM #3:	How does it work for countries with free college? --- "Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex." - Philip J. Fry <cite>RasterGraphic posted [p:984702640] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>How does it work for countries with free college?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JohnEtrav 04/13/25 5:14:33 PM #4:	Theyre stepping stones to the big leagues. Kids will always be lining up to play for their chance to make it to the pros. --- Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape? <cite>JohnEtrav posted [p:984702645] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>Theyre stepping stones to the big leagues. Kids will always be lining up to play for their chance to make it to the pros.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DodogamaRayBrst 04/13/25 5:28:09 PM #6:	RasterGraphic posted... How does it work for countries with free college? College/university sports being a big thing is an extremely American phenomenon that you're gonna have to try hard to find most anywhere else. <cite>DodogamaRayBrst posted [p:984702760] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>RasterGraphic posted... </cite><quote>How does it work for countries with free college?</quote>College/university sports being a big thing is an extremely American phenomenon that you're gonna have to try hard to find most anywhere else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 04/13/25 5:29:48 PM #7:	DodogamaRayBrst posted... College/university sports being a big thing is an extremely American phenomenon that you're gonna have to try hard to find most anywhere else. How does it work with Futbol? --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:984702776] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>DodogamaRayBrst posted... </cite><quote>College/university sports being a big thing is an extremely American phenomenon that you're gonna have to try hard to find most anywhere else.</quote>How does it work with Futbol?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZMythos 04/13/25 7:44:07 PM #8:	JohnEtrav posted... Theyre stepping stones to the big leagues. Kids will always be lining up to play for their chance to make it to the pros. Should collegiate athletes be paid for their work? --- Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide! <cite>ZMythos posted [p:984703935] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>JohnEtrav posted... </cite><quote>Theyre stepping stones to the big leagues. Kids will always be lining up to play for their chance to make it to the pros.</quote>Should collegiate athletes be paid for their work? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sfcalimari 04/13/25 7:45:53 PM #9:	RasterGraphic posted... How does it work for countries with free college? Their best athletes go to the US on college sportyballhoops scholarships. --- "Tether even a roasted chicken." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo <cite>sfcalimari posted [p:984703954] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>RasterGraphic posted... </cite><quote>How does it work for countries with free college?</quote>Their best athletes go to the US on college sportyballhoops scholarships.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 04/13/25 7:48:15 PM #10:	RasterGraphic posted... How does it work for countries with free college? Even in places where it isnt free, most scholarships are academic, not sport based. <cite>Glob posted [p:984703979] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>RasterGraphic posted... </cite><quote>How does it work for countries with free college?</quote>Even in places where it isnt free, most scholarships are academic, not sport based.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 04/13/25 7:50:01 PM #11:	Colleges make far more money off their sports stars than they pay in scholarships --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:984703995] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>Colleges make far more money off their sports stars than they pay in scholarships</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/13/25 8:09:34 PM #12:	My dude, athletic scholarships are not the carrot in the "carrot and stick" of US collegiate bullshit. They're a big incentive, yeah. But the real underlying reason is needing the GI Bill to be the carrot so poor people will sign up for the military. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:984704199] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>My dude, athletic scholarships are not the carrot in the "carrot and stick" of US collegiate bullshit.They're a big incentive, yeah.But the real underlying reason is needing the GI Bill to be the carrot so poor people will sign up for the military.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
vigorm0rtis 04/13/25 8:19:40 PM #13:	ZMythos posted... Should collegiate athletes be paid for their work? They should get paid the same I got paid being a graduate assistant. <cite>vigorm0rtis posted [p:984704281] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>ZMythos posted... </cite><quote>Should collegiate athletes be paid for their work?</quote>They should get paid the same I got paid being a graduate assistant.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZMythos 04/13/25 9:12:49 PM #15:	DrizztLink posted... My dude, athletic scholarships are not the carrot in the "carrot and stick" of US collegiate bullshit. They're a big incentive, yeah. But the real underlying reason is needing the GI Bill to be the carrot so poor people will sign up for the military. Two things can be true at one time, you know. And by your own admission, it is a carrot on a stick for colleges. --- Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide! <cite>ZMythos posted [p:984704748] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>My dude, athletic scholarships are not the carrot in the "carrot and stick" of US collegiate bullshit.They're a big incentive, yeah.But the real underlying reason is needing the GI Bill to be the carrot so poor people will sign up for the military.</quote>Two things can be true at one time, you know. And by your own admission, it is a carrot on a stick for colleges. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/13/25 9:17:11 PM #16:	ZMythos posted... Two things can be true at one time, you know. And by your own admission, it is a carrot on a stick for colleges. The baby carrot to the GMO Orange Watermelon Monstrosity that is the GI Bill, sure. But we're talking two populations where one is SUBSTANTIALLY larger, and the smaller group largely benefits only the college while the larger one is being used for profit by the actual government. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:984704778] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>ZMythos posted... </cite><quote>Two things can be true at one time, you know. And by your own admission, it is a carrot on a stick for colleges.</quote>The baby carrot to the GMO Orange Watermelon Monstrosity that is the GI Bill, sure.But we're talking two populations where one is SUBSTANTIALLY larger, and the smaller group largely benefits only the college while the larger one is being used for profit by the actual government.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 04/13/25 9:24:00 PM #17:	scholarship athletes still have to pass their classes. if they don't they lose that money. --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:984704840] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>scholarship athletes still have to pass their classes. if they don't they lose that money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cacciato 04/13/25 9:25:29 PM #18:	thronedfire2 posted... scholarship athletes still have to pass their classes. if they don't they lose that money. They can always pull a UNC. <cite>Cacciato posted [p:984704848] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite><quote>scholarship athletes still have to pass their classes. if they don't they lose that money.</quote>They can always pull a UNC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaikyoStyle 04/13/25 9:28:06 PM #19:	nocturnal_traveler posted... How does it work with Futbol? Clubs have their own academies where they teach kids to play. There are also independent youth development academies affiliated with the professional clubs. --- Taxes, death, and trouble. Vetinari 2028. Make Ankh-Morpork Great Again! <cite>SaikyoStyle posted [p:984704868] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>nocturnal_traveler posted... </cite><quote>How does it work with Futbol?</quote>Clubs have their own academies where they teach kids to play. There are also independent youth development academies affiliated with the professional clubs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Daremo 04/13/25 9:28:45 PM #20:	thronedfire2 posted... scholarship athletes still have to pass their classes. if they don't they lose that money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0-aiUsMn5I --- Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary <cite>Daremo posted [p:984704873] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite><quote>scholarship athletes still have to pass their classes. if they don't they lose that money.</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0-aiUsMn5I</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 04/13/25 9:32:37 PM #21:	ok well not all of them --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:984704914] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>ok well not all of them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 04/13/25 9:56:07 PM #22:	yeah, I took some summer classes with football players at Clemson I was just trying to get classes done faster, but compared to regular semester classes they were piss easy and almost impossible to fail --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:984705079] in If college... [t:80966426]...</cite> <quote>yeah, I took some summer classes with football players at Clemson I was just trying to get classes done faster, but compared to regular semester classes they were piss easy and almost impossible to fail</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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