Mo' Money Mo' Problems

Collegiate Sports: Mo’ Money Mo’ ProblemsCOLTON ARIAS

NCAA REVENUE GENERATED (2013)

912.8 million USD

UNIVERSITY REVENUE DATA (2013)

SEC ACC Pac 12 Big 12 Big 100

20406080

100120140160180200

$143.70

$100.00$115.20

$166.00$149.00

$62.70 $59.70$46.90

$62.40 $63.70

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Oregon

Utah

Texas

Iowa St.

Alabama

N.C. State

Florida St.

Mississippi St.

Source: USA Today

Wisconsin

Maryland

Figures in millions

ARGUMENTCollegiate athletes are being exploited for their athletic talent and performances based upon:1. Collegiate athletes are not amateurs but

employees of their universities2. The NCAA’s amateurism rules are used to

control student-athletes and their rights leaving them vulnerable

COLLEGIATE ATHLETES AS EMPLOYEES• Relationship between universities is not

educational• Hours exceed that of a full time job• Schedule is extremely controlled• Scholarship is form of compensation

AMATEURISM RULESNCAA’s amateurism rules prohibit:

• Compensation outside of scholarship• Association with professional teams• Association with agents• Signing additional contracts

PROBLEMS CAUSED BY AMATEURISM RULES• Restriction of collegiate athlete’s rights• Incentive to violate NCAA rules• Results in exploitative conditions

NCAA REVENUE DATA: 2013

0 150 300 450 600 750 9001050

$913

$769

$527

$126 Revenue Distributed for Athletic Scholar-shipsRevenue Distributed to Schools and Con-ferencesRevenue Generated from NCAA Men's Basketball Tourna-mentTotal Revenue Generated

Figures in Millions

Source: Haoyun Su and Mark Alesia/ The Star

AVERAGE FOOTBALL COACHING SALARIES BY CONFERENCE (2013)

Source: Business Insider

WHAT I PROPOSE• These are complicated issues• Numerous parties that hold interest in the future

of the NCAA• Not one thing will result in an overnight fix• Give athletes the status of employees!!!!!!

SELECTED SOURCESStaurowsky, E. (2014). College Athletes'Rights in the Age of the Super Conference: The Case of the All Players United Campaign. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 7(1).Su, H., & Alesia, M. (2014, March 27). NCAA approaching $1 billion per year amid challenges by players. Retrieved from http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/03/27/ncaa-approaching-billion-per- year-amid-challenges-players/6973767/Winters, M. (2013). In Sickness and in Health: How California's Student-Athlete Bill of Rights Protects Against the Uncertain Future of Injured Players. Marquette Sports Law Review, 24(1).Business InsiderUSA Today