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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
TopBottom
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