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—Vic Trilli
NT men’s basketball coach
them and educate them on these
problems.
“We need to be there for the ath-
letes, but we can’t be there all the
time,” Trilli said. “We as coaches
and the NCAA need to spend more
time educating our athletes against
these problems.”
The NCAA believes that paying
athletes will take away from their
amateur status.
In the NCAA’s constitution it is
stated that student athletes shall be
amateurs in an intercollegiate sport,
and their participation should be
motivated primarily by education
and the physical, mental, and social
benefits to be derived.
This idea of not paying athletes
seems hypocritical after realizing a
new agreement will provide $500
million for a national championship
game. Star performers can each gen-
erate up to $1 million a year in
school revenue. Coaches and shoe
companies make millions, TV net-
works pay billions for broadcast
rights, and big-time programs gain
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Two years after the ASU inci-
With the recent guilty plea by dents, in another part of the country,
two Arizona State basketball players 13 Boston College football players
for point-shaving, the issues of col- were suspended for gambling, two
lege players gambling and whether of whom bet against their own team,
they should be paid have once again Along with other incidents, this
become major topics in the sporting once again raised the question about
world. what should happen to athletes who
Some of the gambling is believed gamble and whether college athletes
to exist because athletes with low- should be paid.
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-money,' ea e es. Dooley said. “Allow athletes to test
their worth in the market just as any
other student, drama major, or
music major can.”
Former Auburn University bas-
ketball player David Jeffers believes
there is a major problem to be
addressed.
Camby, University of Massachu- sports receive a cost-of-living “The NCAA statistics are star-
stipend? If so, how much should tling: 25 percent of the college foot-
they be paid? ball and basketball student-athletes
Jeffers said believes that athletes who have been interviewed are bet-
should receive about $75 a week or ting on games,” he said. “Gambling
another reasonable amount. is an addiction of the ‘90s. It’s
Its hard on the lower income everywhere, and I think we’ve got a
athletes when everyone wants to go huge problem out there that needs to
out and get pizza one night but they be dealt with ”
Many believe it is time for the
NCAA to disembody the old school
Trilli said he believes this rules and look for ways to provide
is a good idea, but it would athletes with some extra money for
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"a. a . all athletes without dis- important thing that could come
crimination and this adds up from this would be the athletes
0aF to a lot of money, Trilli said, would have an incentive to stay in
“Regulating how much to pay and school and get educated before
being sure that all the athletes are entering the professional ranks,
paid is the biggest problem. where there is no guarantee of their
SMU wide receiver’s coach future
Derek Dooley said he believes ath-
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have a set of rules and regulations The disciplinary measure for a
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updated every year. ther intercollegiate completion.
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1997-1998 NCAA Manual it gives an Academic/Eligibility/Compli- •
the definition of what a player is, ance Cabinet to regain their eligi- s
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a music and liberal artsathletes] would be stupid. I would bring on bigger . abunchofcrap. know they are getting paid, “
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Money talks Patrick Jeffers
Benny Silman, 26, of San Diego, The NCAA rules manual states
Calif., a former partner in a cappuc- athletes are barred from outside
cino stand at America West Arena, employment during the school year,
the home of ASU, was a former meaning the only money athletes
schoolmate of Steven Smith, 28, receive is from scholarships provid-
one of two players to plead guilty. • for board, books, tuition
The other player was Smith s 26- and fees. These don’t pay for cars,’
year-old teammate Isaac Burton Jr. clothes, dates, or insurance.
When Smith first went to Burton Why should athletes receive
with the. plan,, meeting him in a money in addition to scholarships?
truck outside a dorm the day before Two years Georgetown’s
a game with Oregon State in 1994, Alan Iverson signaled his intentions
he was in debt from betting on pro of foregoing his senior year of
football and hockey and owed schoorand going professional by
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illegal for them to gamble, I believe if athletes
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. MAlRK JEFFERS Some believe college athletes
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should be paid a wage salary based
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money to Silman, a fellow student. driving around in a “borrowed” equal across-the-board salaries.
Silman wanted Smith to guaran- $100,000 Mercedes. Also, Marcus Should college athletes in all
tee the ASU Sun Devils would beat • ""
the Oregon State Beavers by fewer setts’s player of the
than eight points. If Smith could do year, . admitted g
it, Silman would forgive the debt taking thou- Ao,
and throw in $20,000 on top. sands of Mg,
So Smith asked Burton, the dollars ge
team’s best free-throw shooter, to i nseh ,*&,
miss a few tosses if needed to keep
the margin under eight. Burton’s cash M4 $3} ,e,e,
payoff was to be $1,000 up front and *N don’t have any money so they
and maybe more cash later. Burton. 0;fts. *8 .3,9, aren’t able to go,” he said,
agreed. - F r o m
Smith scored a career-high 39 potential ′ . ,,
points. Arizona State won by six agents- who "az A., "e
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