Is Katy Ledecky getting screwed by NCAA amateurism

Alternate Reality wrote:

Let's see....

She can stay at college and GET PAID in FREE tuition, room, board, class fees, books and anything else related to the school.

Or, she can turn pro, and get all the endorsements she wants.

I am sick of all the whining about college athletes not getting paid.

Do YOU want to pay to go to USC (for example)?

All the stuff that is free would amount to about $150K/year.

That would be a pretty good salary for someone that swims.

Here's a hint, there's no Bank of Mom and Dad for some of the ballsports players. All this "free" education and their hungry.

Why Ledecky doesn't tell the NCAA to pound sand is beyond me.

NCAA are scumbags-- no revelation there.

Ledecky is already rich and has never known a moment's want.

Be "nice" is she used her immense priviledge to make a statement of some kind but people who live in chlorine aren't really the brightest, are they?

Sweet hairline tho'!

PAKADEMIC-9 gdit eff!!!!!!!!!! wrote:

in 2016 to get a free ride to a PAKADEMIC-9 school is a gift from Allah. Katie can still turn pro like Simone Biles is doing while attending UCLA. But name one high school kid who would refuse entry to a PAKADEMIC-9 school?

I'd would have picked Arizona State for obvious reasons ;-)

What is this "pro" swimming everyone is talking about?

There is no better training for swimming than the NCAA.

Good for her she'll always have that degree and her athleticism to bank on in the future.

The US College industry is a big business.

The only reason they continue to exist is that they're subsidized by the US gov't (below market, guaranteed student loans and grants) and exploit two pools of labor--athletes and graduate students.

Most of the larger Universities are research driven, so their Professors are graded based on how much $ they bring in vs how well they teach, creating a conflict of interest. Who is their customer? If you answered the Student, you're wrong.

I find it more than a little ironic that an industry captained by Liberals is probably the most exploitative big business in the US. And, it could be one of the most conflicted businesses, too.

If this were the oil and gas, retail, food service, etc industry, Liberals would be up in arms.

Booty Hunter wrote:

PAKADEMIC-9 gdit eff!!!!!!!!!! wrote:

in 2016 to get a free ride to a PAKADEMIC-9 school is a gift from Allah. Katie can still turn pro like Simone Biles is doing while attending UCLA. But name one high school kid who would refuse entry to a PAKADEMIC-9 school?

I'd would have picked Arizona State for obvious reasons ;-)

Off campus UA and ASU are freaky with phony-macho guys openly carrying guns. A bunch of sissies.