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Are we talking about a Football or Basketball player???? Sure, these programs bring in MILLIONS of dollars, but does that mean these kids are being taken advantage of?

At a good division 1 program, they are compensated with more monetary value than mast anyone who is posting on this website. And it goes well beyond their education. The live in secluded dorms. They each have a tutor. They eat better meals than probably anyone of us. They have personal trainers. Plus, they are given a stipend. What else should they get?

Now, if we are talking about the player on the Golf team, who is still getting his education paid for, he does not get the benefits that the basketball players would get with the personal trainer, tutor, or the dorm all by himself. So, should he be compensated?

So, if we have still decided to pay, then we have to pay them the same. So, what are you going to give the football and basketball player, $1K a month? If you do so, you have to give ever single athlete that participates for that school the exact same amount.

People get hung up on the money that the football and basketball program make and feel that money should be shared with the athletes who make it. But does everyone know that every singe sport besides those two LOSE money. That money that is made from football and basketball pays the way for every single sport in the school. Can anyone fathom how much money it costs the school to send UK's baseball team all over the midwest to play baseball? Well is costs a **** of alot more money than the measly ticket sales they have at their home games. So, UK Baseball has the Basketball program to thank, while the Basketball players are living a much better life.

So, my answer is, they are paid enough already.

Actually all athletes at UK (I ran track there) get tutors,and special help with classes (papers typed for them, class notes taken for them, special study guides, ect.). They do not get their own dorms or special food however, like football and basketball players do and they did get excellent meals (steak, shrimp ect.).