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Position Paper – Part Two

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Instructions: Please use this form as an organizer for writing your portion of your group position paper. You will be writing the second part of the paper. You should clearly and thoroughly identify possible solutions and the final solution that your group has decided on to solve the problem that you are addressing. You may use your own research and the research from other members of your group. Be sure to follow the MLA citation format that you used when completing your JRP. Your portion of the paper should be a minimum of one page in length.

III. There are many possible solutions to this problem. The possible solutions are:

This issue has puzzled the NCAA for many years lately. Many opposers of paying college athletes believe that the disparity between major and minor athletic programs will continue to grow. Programs such as Texas, Stanford and Notre Dame will continue to recieve the top athletes and rendering the ability of smaller schools gaining quality athletes. To start the process of paying college athletes, every athlete must recieve the same amount of payment, which would be pre-determined by the NCAA. According to Keith Riffle, who speaks on possible solutions for paying college athletes, "Even if this amount was a small amount like $1,000 PER YEAR, per player (which totals $125,000 per year for a college football team with 125 players), paid every month during the school year, it would be a lot more fair to the athletes"(Riffle, Paying College Athletes-Why it Should Be Done and How to Do it). Along with paying college athletes a dividend of the revenue that the program generates, the NCAA should ban agents and associated reps from college campuses. According to Sam Kline, NCAA Debate: Why We Need to Start Paying College Athletes, agents, player represenatives and runners provide little more than a distraction for student athletes with dollar signs in their eyes.

IV. The solution I (we) propose is: (This section will become you proposed legislation. Be sure to include what agency will implement your law, proposed cost if any and effective date). You must also state how your bill fits within the limits of the Constitution.

To start the process of paying college athletes, every athlete must recieve the same amount of payment, which would be pre-determined by the NCAA. According to Keith Riffle, who speaks on possible solutions for paying college athletes, "Even if this amount was a small amount like $1,000 PER YEAR, per player (which totals $125,000 per year for a college football team with 125 players), paid every month during the school year, it would be a lot more fair to the athletes"(Riffle, Paying College Athletes-Why it Should Be Done and How to Do it). Along with paying college athletes a dividend of the revenue that the program generates, the NCAA should ban agents and associated reps from college campuses. According to Sam Kline, NCAA Debate: Why We Need to Start Paying College Athletes, agents, player represenatives and runners provide little more than a distraction for student athletes with dollar signs in their eyes.

Deford, Frank. “It’s Time to Pay Revenue-Earning College Athletes.” //Sports Illustrated// 2 Jan. 2008: n. pag. //Sports Illustrated//. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <[]‌2008/‌writers/‌frank_deford/‌01/‌02/‌paid.athletes/>. Riffle, Keith. “Paying College Athletes - Why It Should Be Done and How to Do It.” //Associated Content// 20 July 2007: n. pag. //Associated Content//. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. <[]‌article/‌312434/‌paying_college_athletes_why_it_should_pg3.html?cat=9>.