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MediationMichael Kramer

Ed O’Bannon

Former college basketball star for UCLA Didn’t get any money Coaches, directors, administrators got thousands

http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/ed-obannon-takes-aim-at-the-ncaa/25737

http://www.law.villanova.edu/sportslaw/?p=1059

Proponents

Tremendous value of individual players Coaches make tons while not playing ADs make tons while not doing anything Players make nothing while doing all the work

Opponents

Free education $120,000 annually Gifts

Solution

TV deals cause problems Redefine “Amateurism” Adopt Olympic model Players free to get

endorsements Coaches free to sign big

contracts Everybody Happy

Works Cited

Huma, Romogi and R, Staurowsky, Ellen J. “The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports.” NCPANow.org. 2011. Web. 2 Apr. 2013. “Cost of Attending.” Bealonghorn.utexas.edu. University of Texas Office of Admissions, 20 Feb. 2013. Web. 2 Apr. 2013. Chambers, Randy. “2012 Bowl Games: Breaking Down This Year’s Best Swag Gifts.” BleacherReport.com. 4 Dec. 2012. Web. 5 Apr. 2013. “Quick Facts About Duke.” Newsoffice.duke.edu. Duke University, 2012. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. Berkowitz, Steve. “Lawsuit Seeks to Change How NCAA Athletes are Compensated.” USAToday.com. USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2012. Web. 3 Apr. 2013.  “Ed O'Bannon.” Sports-reference.com. USA Today, n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. Weiner, Jay and Berkowitz, Steve. “USA TODAY analysis finds $120K value in men’s basketball scholarship.” USAToday.com. USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2011. Web. 5 Apr. 2013. Wilbon, Michael. “College Athletes Deserve to be Paid.” ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures, 18 Jul. 2011. Web. 5 Apr. 2013. Gray, Madison. “USC Trojans Get Black Eye Over Reggie Bush Scandal.” Time.com. Time Inc., 10 Jun. 2010. Web. 7 Apr. 2013. Favat, Brian. “USA Today: Gene Defilippo Fifth Highest Paid Athletic Director In ACC.” BCInteruption.com. Vox Media, Inc. 7 Oct. 2011. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. Maher, John “UT Athletic Director Deloss Dodds, Chris Plonsky Getting Pay Raises, Contract Extensions.” Statesman.com. Cox Media Group. 13 Feb. 2011. Web. 8 Apr. 2013.

Response Team ReportPaying College AthletesKramer’s presentation was quite effective overall. His mediation covered the debate about whether college athletes should be paid, and his conclusion is that they should receive some compensation for what they do. He had a strong voice throughout the presentation, and it was evident that he knew what he was talking about (Mortimer). A small downside to his voice was the fact he went over the allotted amount of time. This did not really hinder the presentation, but did fall outside of the guidelines of the assignment. In each slide, the amount of text he had in each slide was just the right amount. The text he had was a good summary of the points he was about to discuss (Burns). The visuals were a small downside; he had some, but they were not always relevant. Things like the clip art pictures could have been omitted (Mortimer). Throughout his presentation, he used extensive statistics to verify his point. He quoted things like the “free market value” of the athletes, and he also quoted the amount of money coaches were being paid. Logically, it all made sense as well. The athletes themselves are the ones doing most of the work, therefore they should be the ones receiving payment (Burns). Despite the minor weaknesses, Kramer provided an excellent presentation over his mediation.