1. Aiden Chiavatti, Steve Day, Aakash Padodara, and Vince Sangrigoli

4.  Ohio State, Terrelle Pryor  Sold Bowl Rings and uniforms for money  Suspended five games  Duke Coach, Mike Krzyzewski  15 year shoe endorsement with Adidas  Players must wear Adidas  Georgetown, Patrick Ewing  Made 12 million dollars for the school  Got paid $48,600 in scholarships

5.  Receive educational benefits  Scholarships  Free education  Rooms  Board  Educational Materials  Receive an education from a great college  May not have got if athlete didn’t play a sport

6.  Student athletes would choose school that offer more money  Competition between schools would go down  Fans and schools become unhappy  Most schools are non-profiting  Only basketball and football make a profit  Other sports are loss money  Only 14 schools made a profit  Players get paid by receiving free travel  Schools spend about $42.6 million on team travels

7.  Athletes come from poor backgrounds  Family have no money to give  Players have no way to earn money  NCAA prohibits players from holding a job  Cannot work during the season  Certain restriction during the off season  Players take money illegally  31% of athletes receive illegal payment  48% of athletes know of someone who has taken illegal payment  5% of athletes have had inside information on shaving points or gambling  Colleges don’t pay for tutors  Athletes fall behind in studies  No educational benefit  Want to play professional early

8.  Colleges bring in $30-$40 million dollars each year  Louisville generates $16.6 million in college basketball  Better and smarter athletes come to your school  Graduation rates would increase  10 of top 25 school in college basketball have a graduation rate lower than 60%  4 of schools were under 40%  Would make schools look better

9.  Athletes are 18-23 years old  Athletes will stop working as hard  These are not professional leagues  Players are trying to go pro  Allows players to mature on and off the field  Get out of high school competition  Work your way up to the pros  Help athlete make better decisions

10. Aakash Padodara and Aiden Chiavatti:  Athletes should be paid  They are not compensated fairly  Athletes would benefit  Schools would improve *Same thing for Against side