Acevedo 1 Ronald Acevedo Professor Massey-Jimenez ENC-1101 30 October 2013 Annotated Bibliography: Pay for Play

Hayes, Matt. "Despite NCAA concessions, pay for play is wrong way.." 225.20 (2001): 60. EBSCOhost. Database. 18 Oct 2013. In this article, the author is against Pay for Play. If The NCAA wants to ensure the future of its athletes and eliminate the corrupt sports agents and boosters, athletes should receive no pay. The author argues that College football is not a minor league for the NFL and it's not a place for athletes to make money playing the game they love. The NCAA invests large amounts of money on insurance premiums for key players like the star quarterback at Ohio State, who could injure his knee and miss out on NFL millions. On the other hand, athletes who are not considered to be elite do not receive the same treatment; they do not get disability insurance, reducing the chances of them achieving their dreams. There are groups like the College Athletes Coalition, whose main purpose is to protect the students from mean college coaches and administrators. NCAA is making millions dressing students in uniforms supplied by apparel giants. Schools are beneficiating by playing in BCS games and signing fat television contracts. This article shows a different point of view, and informed that in some cases insurance premiums for star players can go as high as $20,000 and more.

Johnson, Bruce. "Pay Student-Athletes." (2008): 10a. EBSCOhost. Database. 18 Oct 2013.

Acevedo 2 Academics is the number one priority to all educational facilities, but collegiate sports are preventing student athletes from achieving the academic levels the university would like. This problem is the reason the author Bruce Johnson wrote this. He relates this problems and argues that the solution is paying the student athletes as if they were Universitys employees. When it comes to academic, the author argues that the university should, can enroll players in sham courses. Or inflate athletes' grades. Or reduce graduation requirements for athletes. The author adds that players get paid according to the revenue they bring to the table, meaning a star would most likely earn a higher revenue than a role player. The author concludes that, Paying players what they're worth would end the charade and acknowledge that big-time college football and basketball have nothing to do with academics. Universities dedicated to truth and knowledge would neither risk their reputations nor subvert their integrity to pursue athletic glor y. This article shows yet another perspective on the controversy, and gives another possible solution to the debate on whether student athletes should get paid or not.

Loverro, Thorn. "Will the NCAA Pay to Play." 16.1 (2000): 33. EBSCOhost. Database. 18 Oct 2013. This article brings out an idea that can affect the NCAA very dramatically. This idea is that entrepreneurs are trying to create minor league teams that serves as the door to professional sports, just as the NCAA does, the only difference being that these minor league players will be able o receive money. If this idea was actually to occur, the NCAA would go through a catastrophe. A lot of college athlete feel anger at the fact that they cannot receive money, and when this offer comes to the table, many wont hesitate and would participate in the minor league. The NCAAs talent level would surely decrease, many viewers would be lost, and just millions and millions of dollars would be lost. The NCAA wouldnt allow this to happen, the reason why Loverro bring this question up, Will the NCAA Pay to Play? This article

Acevedo 3 applies to my topic because it adds to the controversy. It also taught me the amount of money the NCAA spends, and a lot more of the economic perspective.

Neuharth, Al. "Is pay for play OK for college athletes?" (2011): 11a. EBSCOhost. Database. 18 Oct 2013. Pay for Play is a huge debate today which brings much controversy in society today. Some people are against it, while other are with it. Those who agree that student athletes should get paid have come up with different ideas; the author writes about this idea proposed by Steve Spurrier, who spurred the University of Florida Gators to new heights during his 12 seasons there as head football coach and now is building a strong program at South Carolina, has proposed this for his conference, the SEC: Pay football players each $300 per game. (Neuharth 11a) The author argues that getting some kind of payment will allow student athletes to feel like and ordinary student who is allowed to get some type of commission, students should be allowed to, to experience earning money honestly and legally, in addition to getting good grades (Neuharth 11a). This article relates to my topic because it shows a perspective on Pay for Play, and showed a possible solution to these problem in society. Nocera, Joe. "Lets Start Paying College Athletes." New York Times [New York] 30 Dec 2011, Daily Sports. Web. This articles main idea is as the title states, college athletes should get paid for what they do. The article defend its statement by showing different types of statistics: it showed the annual revenue of the colleges thanks to the sports, how much a player should make, the amount each different type of sport brings, and just many more interesting statistics. It also mentions another famous argument, the one that college athletes are not able to sustain themselves since the come

Acevedo 4 from poor backgrounds. The article also shows different plans on how to pay the players. One was about a minimum salary while the other was about a six year salary. This article is probably going to be one of the most useful for my community problem report essay because it shows a lot of facts and has a lot of information on the topic of pay for play. The website also has a comments section, which will allow me to see the different perspectives of all the other people.

Schiefelbein, Joshua. "Pay-for-play: Should College Athletes Be Compensated?" TheDartmouthcom RSS. The Dartmouth, 7 Oct. 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

The NCAA the debate of pay for play has come to a head, reason why the NCAA has to come up with a final solution on what to do about the debate. They either pay the players or not. The article consists of mini interviews with coaches about the point of view on the subject, and their answers varied. One coach mentioned how he believes it is stupid how society is even thinking about paying college athletes. Other are more optimistic, saying that the acknowledge that some players come from a bad background and know that families are sometimes not able to maintain their student, thats why they argue that college athletes should at least get some type of help in order to maintain themselves. The two opposite point of views would make my paper more interesting, since a paper with both sides of the debate are great, it adds interest to the reader.

Smith, Ronald A. . Pay For Play, A History Of Big-Time College Athletic Reform. Univ of Illinois Pr, print. This book analyzes everything that has to do with the debate of pay for play; it explains the different possible solutions to the controversy, all the statistics, and all the historical reforms that athletes, coaches, staff, etc. have had. The author explains why all these reforms failed to succeed, showing all the debate that went on, all the statistics of the time, reports, and much

Acevedo 5 more. The book also shows times when athletes have broken the rules by receiving money that they shouldnt, maybe through a fan, a manager, and sometimes by their own school. This was all done behind the NCAAs back, reason why it brought such conflict. This book, along with another article, will provide me with the statistics necessary to add to the community problem essay. The reforms will be another thing that can add interest to the essay, since they were such a huge part of the controversial topic. Wilbon, Michael. "College Athletes Deserve to Be paid." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 18 July 2011. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

Michael Wilbon is a featured columnist for ESPN.com and ESPNChicago.com thinks that college students should be paid. Currently universities are making multiannual deals with important television stations like CBS and ESPN. A $10.8 billion deal was made between the NCAA and CBS/Turner Sports for March Madness between 2011 and 2024, ESPN that pays the BCS $500 million. Wilbon says that not all athletes should get paid equally; however, they should get a portion of all the revenues the NCAA makes. Football and basketball players get paid, but lacrosse, field hockey, softball, baseball, soccer players get nothing. Detractors of this idea say that students are getting paid with a 100K or more education plus room and board as well as food, clothing, and some travel and entertainment money, shoes etc. This article shows the complexity and the different points of view that this heated subject of discussion brings to the college and university environment.

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