College football players getting paid?

[Kevin]

Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
I know I just said football, but I meant every sport. My friend on the girls basketball team barely gets by, and she can't get a job because she's in season.

I don't understand why they'd be *entitled* to money that they didn't earn. The real world doesn't pay NBA and WNBA players the same (for obvious reasons) why should a university give stipends to players in sports that earn no money?

It's simple.. one sport earns money and should pay players at least a part of it. The other sport looses money. Why should it have to lose more? The way the real world works (or SHOULD work) is that you only get paid if you produce.

It's not from each according to their abilities to each according to their needs.