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<blockquote data-quote="jojatk" data-source="post: 809569" data-attributes="member: 2627"><p>Speaking of paying attention... I actually said the education has value. I didn't even have a lot of words in my post yet you seemed to miss that. I agree they are getting things other students don't. I was a student at GT. I tutored high-level student-athletes at GT. I spent some time in and around the GTAA while I was there in various capacities. I have a pretty good idea that they student-athletes get things other students don't. And they also have to do things in return that other students don't. I, for example, did not have to go to practice. I did not have to go to workouts. I did not have to suit up in a uniform and go play for GT. I paid money to GT for what I received. The athletes work for it. That's not free. But I'll repeat it again just in case it wasn't clear. I agree that what the SAs are getting has value. I agree that it has tremendous value and that education itself is more than just going to classes and that it benefits you years beyond when you receive the actual training. I get it. I think we agree on that part.</p><p></p><p>If you give me something and I'm not required to do anything in return then that is free. If you give me something and I am required to do something in return then it's not free. There is a cost associated with receiving the scholarship and therefore the scholarship is not free in any sense of the word. This really is very simple.</p><p></p><p>I think we disagree on the precise value of what's provided to the SAs but I'm not advocating that they get paid directly by the school. So that's something of a moot point and not relevant to the deals they are getting now that they can make money from their name, image, and likeness (which is what this topic on the board is about, right?).</p><p></p><p>This entire discussion is about athletes being able to use their name, image, and likeness. If that's not what you're commenting about then why are you commenting in this thread? That's a real question, not snark. I don't get why you're commenting in a thread about something that you're not talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jojatk, post: 809569, member: 2627"] Speaking of paying attention... I actually said the education has value. I didn't even have a lot of words in my post yet you seemed to miss that. I agree they are getting things other students don't. I was a student at GT. I tutored high-level student-athletes at GT. I spent some time in and around the GTAA while I was there in various capacities. I have a pretty good idea that they student-athletes get things other students don't. And they also have to do things in return that other students don't. I, for example, did not have to go to practice. I did not have to go to workouts. I did not have to suit up in a uniform and go play for GT. I paid money to GT for what I received. The athletes work for it. That's not free. But I'll repeat it again just in case it wasn't clear. I agree that what the SAs are getting has value. I agree that it has tremendous value and that education itself is more than just going to classes and that it benefits you years beyond when you receive the actual training. I get it. I think we agree on that part. If you give me something and I'm not required to do anything in return then that is free. If you give me something and I am required to do something in return then it's not free. There is a cost associated with receiving the scholarship and therefore the scholarship is not free in any sense of the word. This really is very simple. I think we disagree on the precise value of what's provided to the SAs but I'm not advocating that they get paid directly by the school. So that's something of a moot point and not relevant to the deals they are getting now that they can make money from their name, image, and likeness (which is what this topic on the board is about, right?). This entire discussion is about athletes being able to use their name, image, and likeness. If that's not what you're commenting about then why are you commenting in this thread? That's a real question, not snark. I don't get why you're commenting in a thread about something that you're not talking about. [/QUOTE]
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