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<blockquote data-quote="Rodney Kent" data-source="post: 22823" data-attributes="member: 923"><p>I might have looked at the graph incorrectly, but it appeared we spent this much on each football athlete for each year; 2005(150,000), 2006(105,000), 2007(220,000), 2008(170,000), 2009(175,000), 2010(175,000), 2011(170,000). In a five year span, each player has an education paid for that is costing the institution approximately (165,000 x 5) = $825,000. Each player is getting costing the institution $825,000 per year, yet the players are wanting the schools to pay them to play like the pros. Again, I have made it completely clear that I do not like the heavy salaries for the coaches, but I do not think we should ever pay the players since they are already getting an expensive education, food, and housing free of charge for five years.</p><p> </p><p>The teachers do no get this kind of payment in kind, and the other students only wish they had this advantage. For 84 football players on scholarship, it is costing (165,000 x 84) = $13,860,000 per year for football, plus the proceeds from any of the game revenue also must go to pay for the other non-paying sports in the school. Is it any wonder, many of the football programs are in debt. The wealthy boosters cannot continue to pay these bills indefinitely. Then the coaches are ripping off the fans and wealthy boosters in ticket prices and donations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rodney Kent, post: 22823, member: 923"] I might have looked at the graph incorrectly, but it appeared we spent this much on each football athlete for each year; 2005(150,000), 2006(105,000), 2007(220,000), 2008(170,000), 2009(175,000), 2010(175,000), 2011(170,000). In a five year span, each player has an education paid for that is costing the institution approximately (165,000 x 5) = $825,000. Each player is getting costing the institution $825,000 per year, yet the players are wanting the schools to pay them to play like the pros. Again, I have made it completely clear that I do not like the heavy salaries for the coaches, but I do not think we should ever pay the players since they are already getting an expensive education, food, and housing free of charge for five years. The teachers do no get this kind of payment in kind, and the other students only wish they had this advantage. For 84 football players on scholarship, it is costing (165,000 x 84) = $13,860,000 per year for football, plus the proceeds from any of the game revenue also must go to pay for the other non-paying sports in the school. Is it any wonder, many of the football programs are in debt. The wealthy boosters cannot continue to pay these bills indefinitely. Then the coaches are ripping off the fans and wealthy boosters in ticket prices and donations. [/QUOTE]
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