Pay For Student Athletes

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is that a $2000 check for a job, even if work is not part of the job description, can't compete with a $2000 check plus $10,000 in cash." He is saying that the problem is not the $2,000 job, but the $10,000 dollars the agents will give to athletes as bribes. He says the main problem is not students holding jobs but the agents bribing students. Even by having jobs this will not help the NCAA from sports agents.
Another proposed idea is to directly pay student athletes for playing for the college. This idea has been passed around for years but has always been turned down. During the 1970's and 80's, NCAA director Walter Byers wanted to remain status quo. Byers was the only executive director the NCAA ever had. In that capacity he was more responsible than any other person for current policies governing college athletics. He built a reputation as a relentless taskmaster, known for persuasive negotiating skills, creative thinking and attention to detail. Under his leadership, ...

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monopolies. The self proclaimed basic purpose of the NCAA is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the student body and by so doing, retain a clear line of demarcation between intercollegiate athletics and professional sports(Yale Law Journal), according to the NCAA. But the NCAA is the only way for student athletes to display their skills to professional teams and this is why many say this is a monopoly. Many have suggested that the NCAA eligibility rules violate the Sherman Act because they impede athletes in marketing their skills outside of the NCAA which is a way for student athletes to make money.
But no one contends that the NCAA is not a cartel that ...

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