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Well apparently you are completely out of it, this has been a hot topic for years and it always will be.
Upon reading the three things Outlaw posted, they were all interesting and all showed a different perspective, but I still have the same opinion that the athletes should not be paid. I don't buy the whole "athletes struggle in school because they don't have any time" argument one bit. First of all, there are tutors for all division one athletes. Second of all, there are many athletes that do still get good grades, our No. 20 Mizzou softball team had at least two girls with 4.0's and if they can do it there is no reason why a football player shouldn't. That being said, there are football and basketball players who get good grades as well. Brad Smith, our quarterback, gets very good grades because he doesn't fuck around like the other guys. I know its a stereotype, but I know for a fact how many of our football players (and other athletes) live. The group of football players I know all live in a rundown house, smoke a lot of pot, have a lot of sex, and don't go to many classes. I know there are exceptions, but that is how a lot of these players are. I know a guy who can barely speak english. They bring in guys who have no reason to be at college except to play football, and you can't blame the guys if they don't succeed because they aren't prepared for it, but not everybody comes in to be model citizens and get an education, and that problem would even be worsened by adding salaries.
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