Need for the NCAA to let schools pay players

With OJ Mayo in the news yet again we have another example of why the NCAA is way to harsh with the rules.

The point of college sports is to make money for the university and prepare the athlete for the pros. Kids like Mayo, Bayless, and Beasley didn't get a scholarship to go to school they did it to get noticed before they went pro.

So whats the point in not paying these players? They bring in MILLIONS for their colleges and they get NONE of it. Sure they get a scholarship but what maybe $10,000 out of $10,000,000 thats ridiculous. If the colleges just paid them 30-40 thousand a year at least that would give them another reason to consider staying in school longer.

Right now athletes have to make enough money in less then 10 years to make them the rest of their lives so they are going to go where the money is. Now I like college basketball better than NBA ball, but these kids need a reason to stay.

So PLEASE NCAA Rules Committee either let the colleges pay them or find some way to get the players something.

AMEN JOSH!!!!!   AMEN JOSH!!!

One other aspect that is NEVER brought up is this. There are students that bring in a ton of money to their university due to the research they do in the sciences. With people's need to pay athletes for bringing in money for the school, these students that do the research should be paid as well under the same argument. And it wouldn't stop there. There would be other sectors of the university that could prove they bring in a lot of revenue as well. Where would it stop?? 

The point of college sports is to make money for the university and prepare the athlete for the pros.

Not everyone would agree with that statement.  What percentage of college athletes go on to play professional sports?  Half a percent?  Maybe? 

Paying student athletes is an an awful (if well-intentioned) proposition.  These individuals agree to attend their chosen institutions in exchange for scholarships.  They receive a free education, as well as room, board, and often a modest stipend for books and other miscellany.  In other words---they have no living expenses, save those luxuries they choose to purchase on their own. 

You reduce the pecuniary remuneration to the actual cost of tuition, but such is quite obviously not the case.  For the majority of student athletes who attend college on scholarship, the diploma is worth far more than the actual cost of attendance.  Tell me... what is the current average salary of a college graduate versus that of a high school graduate?  How about over the course of a lifetime?   

I understand what you are talking about wiht the smaller schools and the need for the diploma, but for that half percent that is very good I think that they should be compensated accordingly.

The other thing is what small school has landed a big recruit? The good players already go to all the big universitys I just want to see them stay in college longer.

These kids are ALREADY getting a scholarship for 4 years.  That in itself if worth quite a lot. 

However, YOU want them to get more.  Hello? Ever tried offering someone $30-$40 thousand to keep them in school versus the millions they can make as a pro?  Not only would it not work, it would be a financial disaster for every university out there.

I saved my company $47 grand last year when they implemented ONE of my suggestions.  Did I expect a portion of that back into my salary?  NO, because I was doing my job.  Just like college athletes are doing their "job" (earning their scholarships) by playing well for their team.