I'm a huge college sports fan. Lately, in the media, the question of whether or not college athletes should be paid has often been raised. I will explain why college athletes should not be paid to play sports in college. Frederick, B. (nd). Fans need to understand that college sports are big business. American News. Retrieved March 18, 2014, from http://www.usnews.com. In a Brain Frederick article titled "Fans Need to Understand That College Sports Are Big Business," he states that "Everyone would benefit from a college athletics system that provides its athletes with better compensation and health care." lifelong health. If we truly value college athletics and want it to continue, we better start pushing for change now. “I disagree with this because yes, college athletes endure endless hours of hard work, sweat and blood to play the sport they love. People need to realize that they are STUDENT athletes. The student comes first and we take care of people who do well in school through scholarships that finance their studies. Why should anyone get a scholarship and extra money to spend whatever they want? They learn valuable life lessons in school, and paying your way teaches you much more than how to be responsible with your money. This will teach you the values ​​that he or she will need later in life when and if he reaches the professional ranks in which he or she will obtain a reward of millions of dollars for his talents. Barry, R. (February 25, 2014). Should college athletes be paid? College student at the University of Richmond. Retrieved March 19, 2014, from http://thecollegianur.comRebecca Berry interviewed a dual-sport college athlete who had this to say about paid-to-play college players. Senior Becca Wann, a two-sport player (football and basketball...... middle of paper ... period of one year, not to mention the exclusive experience that comes from traveling the country in as a college athlete and in some cases, being a famous and popular figure on campus Some student-athletes don't realize how much they can do with the school's income and expenses from college athletics. - 2008. (espn). http://espn.go.com/ncaa/revenue/_/type/expenses This is a bar chart showing school revenue and expenses. most of them are very close to equal if you were to include paying players they would end up losing money every year and therefore wouldn't be able to provide everything sports teams need like. equipment, travel and/or facilities The author of this blog and image suggests that we can afford to pay our college athletes there. there are hundreds of athletes per college, with approximately 20 sports per college.