Ohio State Football valued at $1.5 Bilion.

Hmm...

Looks like for an out-of-state student, Ohio State costs about $30k per year in tuition, fees, etc.

They also indicate about $12,500 per year for room/board.

(http://undergrad.osu.edu/cost-and-aid/basic-costs)

So just tuition + room + board is nearly $43k in value per year.

Factor in a free meal plan, probably free tutoring, etc, and athletes are probably closing in on $50k of value per year.

How much more should players be paid if they are already getting $50k in value?

Don’t play football in college you don’t like it. Play in the NFL. nobody is forcing anyone to do anything.

If players earned what they are worth, most would get nothing, some would get a little, and a few would get a lot.

THEE Ohio State Football valued at 1.5 billion

merit system wrote:

If players earned what they are worth, most would get nothing, some would get a little, and a few would get a lot.

More than two thirds couldn't make an arena roster and are getting far more than they're worth in tuition, room, and board.

You could take the top ~10% of players that could play in the NFL throw then out and not miss a beat. College football is about marketing, the teams, the loyalty, not how good the players are.

I think it's all going to come crashing down in a concussion lawsuit in our lifetime.

Pay players a minimum of 100K a year on top of room and board etc.

John Utah wrote:

Don’t play football in college you don’t like it. Play in the NFL. nobody is forcing anyone to do anything.

Rules forbid you going straight to NFL or NBA.

TOSU worth $1.5 billion, but non-scholarship Texas A&M water bottle boy must discontinue his business because NCAA OWNS his image.

Semi Pro wrote:

merit system wrote:

If players earned what they are worth, most would get nothing, some would get a little, and a few would get a lot.

More than two thirds couldn't make an arena roster and are getting far more than they're worth in tuition, room, and board.

You could take the top ~10% of players that could play in the NFL throw then out and not miss a beat. College football is about marketing, the teams, the loyalty, not how good the players are.

I think it's all going to come crashing down in a concussion lawsuit in our lifetime.

Doesn't matter if 2/3s of players couldn't make an arena roster. They DID make the Ohio State football team and it is worth 1.5 billion.

How much are arena league teams worth?

I would be fine without paying players if the NCAA wasn't so corrupt. They are making money hand over fist and not paying the players a dime. Then on top of that, they limit players from making money to support themselves.

kick it wrote:

I would be fine without paying players if the NCAA wasn't so corrupt. They are making money hand over fist and not paying the players a dime. Then on top of that, they limit players from making money to support themselves.

Only about 20 programs actually make money.

Semi Pro wrote:

merit system wrote:

If players earned what they are worth, most would get nothing, some would get a little, and a few would get a lot.

More than two thirds couldn't make an arena roster and are getting far more than they're worth in tuition, room, and board.

You could take the top ~10% of players that could play in the NFL throw then out and not miss a beat. College football is about marketing, the teams, the loyalty, not how good the players are.

I think it's all going to come crashing down in a concussion lawsuit in our lifetime.

It worked out pretty well for the late Aaron Hernandez.

Fo'Sho' Mo' Fo'

Jose the Plomero wrote:

Only about 20 programs actually make money.

Grossly overpaid coaches, oversized stadiums, and wasted recruiting costs.

Jose the Plumber wrote:

Hmm...

Looks like for an out-of-state student, Ohio State costs about $30k per year in tuition, fees, etc.

They also indicate about $12,500 per year for room/board.

(http://undergrad.osu.edu/cost-and-aid/basic-costs)

So just tuition + room + board is nearly $43k in value per year.

Factor in a free meal plan, probably free tutoring, etc, and athletes are probably closing in on $50k of value per year.

How much more should players be paid if they are already getting $50k in value?

How much are they worth to the university? A lot more than 50k

Amateurism = slavery. The 4 minute mile barrier would have been broken before WWII if it wasn't for amateurism. Amateurism is about keeping a sub-set in place.

Most could make money.... wrote:

Jose the Plomero wrote:

Only about 20 programs actually make money.

Grossly overpaid coaches, oversized stadiums, and wasted recruiting costs.

You forgot Tennessee shutting down school for a day due to a Thursday night football game.

They're worth the same as the Buffalo Bills.

They already get paid. I just filled out the Ohio State financial aid calculator

For someone out of state, the estimated net price for everything $44,784. Now that's post-tax.

Even if their parents are in the lowest tax rate of 10%, that's would be $50,000 pre-tax. Most minor league athletes don't make anything close to $50,000 per year.

They get paid the same that a women's volleyball player gets paid or xc runner. It amazes me that people think that colleges which should be focused on education - should be paying college athletes. College is not supposed to be teaching people that life is an absolute money grab but sadly that's what we are on the verge of doing.

Ho Hum wrote:

John Utah wrote:

Don’t play football in college you don’t like it. Play in the NFL. nobody is forcing anyone to do anything.

Rules forbid you going straight to NFL or NBA.

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Then that’s an issue with the NFL. That’s not OSU’s problem. A player can play football at the park, in the back yard, in the Canadian League, start his own league. Nobody is forcing anyone to play college football.

Also, most schools lose money on athletics.

Also, for 99% of the players their scholarship is more valuable then their market price. What do single a players make in baseball? People go to college games to support their school. Players are interchangeable. They are not the beat of the best.

I'm so confused Johnny Utah.

How do you measure the all the good times, the road trips, the wild parties and all the hot chix you football guys get, while leaving the loser girls for the boring, nerdy, distance runners that you bully and make do your homework.

Dude, there is no such thing as “worth”. It’s a public institution and 100% illiquid. You can’t sell it. There are exactly zero buyers. How much is state capitol in Columbus “worth”?

Even if you could sell the football program it would become instantly worthless upon sale as it would no longer be associated with the school. Nobody would care, nobody would buy tickes, no tv contracts and no merchandise. Worthless.