"The best argument against paying players is that it diminishes the value of an education" (quoted in Zimbalist). The State University violated its academic standards by allocating unnecessary expenses to advanced student athletes. Student-athletes should not be paid at State University because it focuses on extracurricular activity as a means of profit, values ​​athletic ability over merit/academics, promotes a bridge between players and regular students and creates a hierarchy between universities. be paid more than any other student at the State University, because it implies that the focus of that university is extracurricular activity as a means of profit. Intercollegiate athletics are becoming the focus of colleges and universities, conflicts and substantial amounts of money are the biggest factors that interest most university administrations. Student-athletes should be, as their title suggests, students. The normal student struggles to make ends meet just to attend college, so why should student-athletes be exempt? University athletes should indeed see their scholarships cover what their talents represent not only on an athletic level but also academically. Unfortunately, the disapproval lies when students who make academic progress are not offered monetary kudos compared to student-athletes. If the sheer amount of revenue generated by colleges as a conglomerate is the main argument for why athletes should be paid, then what will stop the National Clearinghouse from developing unfair standards? Eventually, if these payments are to continue, coaches, organizations, and the NCAA clearinghouse will begin to feel that "c...... middle of paper... ug." 2013. Internet. March 20, 2014. Meggyesy, Dave. “Give up pretensions.” USA Today nd: Academic Search Premier. Internet. April 1, 2014. “The Pay for Play model is not a foolproof solution. » USA Today nd: Academic Search Premier. Internet. April 1, 2014Siegel, D. “Joining Athletics with Educational Institutions.” Athletics and education. Science Smith Education, nd Web. April 1, 2014. Stone, Jeff, C. Keith Harrison, and JaVonte Mottley “Don’t Call Me a Student-Athlete”: The Effect of Identity Priming on Stereotype Threat. For academically committed African American college athletes. " Basic and Applied Social Psychology 34.2 (2012): 99-106. Academic Research Completed. Web. March 27, 2014 Zimbalist, Andrew S. Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press , 1999. Electronic Book Collection (EBSCOhost Web).. 2014.