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Calista241

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8. Non revenue sports.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Wed Mar 26, 2014, 06:02 PM

Mar 2014

A significant majority of student athletes are athletes in the non-revenue sports (all sports except football and basketball). Most schools athletic departments are heavily subsidized, and do not make money period. Alabama, USC, Ohio State and Texas are the exception.

Can universities afford to pay all student athletes, or just the ones playing revenue sports? What if the revenue sports aren't making a whole lot of revenue? Do the athletic departments of NC State, Rutgers, Boise State or Utah make enough money to pay a wage to their student athletes?

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College athletes can unionize, federal agency says [View all] The Straight Story Mar 2014 OP

Wow. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #1

I say, if they are risking traumatic brain injuries in order to generate profits for their schools, Aristus Mar 2014 #2

Very cool, indeed. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #3

Excellent. K&R Brickbat Mar 2014 #4

K & R nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #5

The unconsidered ramifications are intriguing -nt Bonx Mar 2014 #6

Good, reverse of anti union trends I think nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #7

Non revenue sports. Calista241 Mar 2014 #8

This ruling only applies to football players for now. Lasher Mar 2014 #9

non-revevue sports do not make money for the uni AngryAmish Mar 2014 #10

Next -- Graduate students ? nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2014 #11