If you are watching bowl games

Since they're getting a free ride, they're already getting paid with a free education. No way should they get money.

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I disagree. I love watching the CWS. In my book there is nothing better.

I might watch some of the 'Whatever Bowl' that Auburn and Oregon are playing in for the BCS National Championship.

But that's just me.

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Maybe the BCS bowls. But otherwise there are too many bowls. 6-6 teams do not deserve a bowl game.

And the Cam Newtons, Tyrell Pryors, Mike Leach's, and Pete Carroll's of the game really turn me off to the sport.

And, maybe it's just because I've been to Omaha a few times...the CWS is nothing short of an awesome experience.

I'm not sure why some NCAA sports are full scholarship while others are only partial? The players are being paid; we all know the relative cost of a College education with room & board in today's economy. How do you justify paying only football athletes? Because their Sports return the most revenue? If you want college athletics treated like a business and athletes like employees, then the "bottom line" must show a profit.

I'm certainly enjoying the "free ride" mine is experiencing after having paid for the education of his three sisters.

I'm still of the belief that any postseason game should potentially lead to a championship.

The only bowl game worth even watching is the national championship game. And even deciding who plays for the national championship is subjective. All the other bowl games are nothing more than exhibition games.

TPM...I agree with your second paragraph. I'm sitting here watching the Wisconsin/TCU game from my lazy chair. I enjoy the baseball CWS, but nothing compares to college football bowl games. With that said, I'm with zombywoof, they're student/athletes and in most cases receiving full scholarships (Football). The kids are already getting paid with a Free education.

The NCAA as an organization won't make a dime off the bowl games. The schools and conferences will.

If you pay football players, do you pay all on the FB roster? Some schools are pretty cash strapped already. If you start paying FB players I would bet that most non revenue sports get cut.

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Originally posted by il2008:
The NCAA as an organization won't make a dime off the bowl games. The schools and conferences will.

If you pay football players, do you pay all on the FB roster? Some schools are pretty cash strapped already. If you start paying FB players I would bet that most non revenue sports get cut.

The NCAA will make lots and lots of money from the TV rights alone. Even after they pay out the prize money, travel, hotels and expenses they will make a ton.

The schools each get money for participaton, the bigger the bowl the bigger the prize (winner and loser). The money helps to enhance facilities, that enhances recruiting. The more bowls the more money given to programs.

I never suggested that the schools give $$ to the students, it should come from the rich NCAA. This would help in the decrepency of money given to students, especailly when they travel, helping the programs that are not as rich as others.

I love college baseball and I love the CWS, I never said I liked college football better, it's just fun to watch.

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Originally posted by TPM:
I love college baseball and I love the CWS, I never said I liked college football better, it's just fun to watch.

Unless you're a Gamecock fan

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Originally posted by WinBuc44:

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Originally posted by TPM:
I love college baseball and I love the CWS, I never said I liked college football better, it's just fun to watch.

Unless you're a Gamecock fan

Or Tiger fan.

My favorite event I've ever attended was the CWS. But I am biased since my son was playing in it.

College football is my favorite in general though and someone is certainly making an awful lot of $$ off of it.

My father was a college professor and he often said the schools should just pay the players too.

Mississippi state has to be pretty happy, they won their bowl game and they saved $180,000 this year.

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Originally posted by trojan-skipper:
Mississippi state has to be pretty happy, they won their bowl game and they saved $180,000 this year.

Okay, I know it's still only January 1st but that was the funniest post of the year!

It would be highly unlikely that you could pay anyone $180,000 to attend Miss State.

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The NCAA will make lots and lots of money from the TV rights alone. Even after they pay out the prize money, travel, hotels and expenses they will make a ton.

The schools each get money for participaton, the bigger the bowl the bigger the prize (winner and loser). The money helps to enhance facilities, that enhances recruiting. The more bowls the more money given to programs.

I never suggested that the schools give $$ to the students, it should come from the rich NCAA. This would help in the decrepency of money given to students, especailly when they travel, helping the programs that are not as rich as others.

The NCAA does not make any money from bowl games or TV rights to those games. The main source of NCAA income is the basketball tournament, $10.8 billion over the next 14 years. The second highest rights fee is the CWS. Expenses for bowls are covered covered by the schools. For example the Big Ten will divide $34.4 million and, after all expenses are taken out, each of the 11 schools will receive about $2 million. It will cost the conference about $10.95 million for the seven Big Ten teams to travel to their bowl destinations. In fact some schools might lose money, see Connecticut. Last year at least 18 schools lost money playing in bowl games.

What a classy bunch TCU is! Go Frogs! Andy Dalton is really something...on and off the field.

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Originally posted by il2008:

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The NCAA will make lots and lots of money from the TV rights alone. Even after they pay out the prize money, travel, hotels and expenses they will make a ton.

The schools each get money for participaton, the bigger the bowl the bigger the prize (winner and loser). The money helps to enhance facilities, that enhances recruiting. The more bowls the more money given to programs.

I never suggested that the schools give $$ to the students, it should come from the rich NCAA. This would help in the decrepency of money given to students, especailly when they travel, helping the programs that are not as rich as others.

The NCAA does not make any money from bowl games or TV rights to those games. The main source of NCAA income is the basketball tournament, $10.8 billion over the next 14 years. The second highest rights fee is the CWS. Expenses for bowls are covered covered by the schools. For example the Big Ten will divide $34.4 million and, after all expenses are taken out, each of the 11 schools will receive about $2 million. It will cost the conference about $10.95 million for the seven Big Ten teams to travel to their bowl destinations. In fact some schools might lose money, see Connecticut. Last year at least 18 schools lost money playing in bowl games.

I guess this is what you are talking about?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/...s-exceed-payout.html

I will go farther out on the limb of controversy. I don't think colleges should award athletic scholarships at all. I think athletic teams should be chosen from the student body already enrolled and not from a combine, showcase or an obscure field in Iowa.

Fungo