someone got cut from varsity in hs and never recovered...

@@jxl4262 or maybe I was hardworking first generation college student struggling to make it by whereas student athletes are getting free college, room and board, sponsorship deals, etc. when half of them will never go pro or use their major… some college athletes work hard for their sponsorships and I don’t dislike all of them but there needs to be a cap.. you are a student FIRST, not an athlete. And you don’t see academic scholars getting full rides when college SHOULD BE ABOUT ACADEMICS first.

​@@simplyboppingK A grown adult criticizing teenagers for taking full advantage of the opportunities offered to them as if they didn't also work incredibly hard for them... student athletes absolutely deserve certain accommodations. They have to meet their school's academic requirements while balancing triple the time commitment. Athletic and academic scholarships are also completely different - profit that athletes make on the side do nothing to harm normal students, who can also go out, build a brand, and earn money from it if they so please. People get payed for things they excel in, and that has always been the case. I don't understand the bitterness towards athletes for doing so.

@@jxl4262 athletes absolurely can make money… that’s not the problem. The problem is giving them just sponsorships based on athletics with no cap allowing them to possibly make thousands??? While regular students work just as hard if not harder and get nothing in return. Some of the athletes aren’t rich and have to count on that money to get them by but that’s different. Me being an adult has nothing to do with college athletes making way more money than they should. Athletes deserve accommodations yes but not free tuition or room and board. Academic scholarships hardly include free room and board which is annoying.. because they work hard too… “balancing triple the time commitment” as if half the athletes care about their academics. I’ve had classes with them and they literally treat it as a joke, social hour, etc. they go to the library and are super inconsiderate. So no, college athletes don’t deserve to make thousands. They should get money yes because obviously they can’t hold actual jobs but they shouldn’t make $20,000+ for literally just playing a sport.

@@coracullum you’re missing my point. The main point is that college athletes get sponsorship deals into the high thousands when they are in college to LEARN. Not just play a sport. Academic scholarships are different because they don’t get an NIL deal ❤️