If you were to actually to see what the NCAA was created for. You wouldn't believe what they are in charge of.  The NCAA was created to look over eligibility school violations. Now its not only in charge of that it also handles TV contracts.  It is in charge of promoting games and its also in charge of distributing  money towards schools. The NCAA what started as an small organization turned into an multi billion corporation. The NCAA annual revenue is 10.6 billion dollars. The NCAA makes more revenue than The NFL(9 billion) MLB (7 billion) NBA (3.8 billion) and NHL (2.9 billion). This shows how the NCAA is a juggernaut in American sports. Financially it can go toe to toe with any pro league. The NCAA spends 707.2 million.10.5 billion is spent by college athletics  programs. Even though the NCAA makes a lot of money it does not distribute it equally. The biggest benefactor of the wealth is Division 1 schools. Which makes sense because its best division they have. It also receives the biggest media attention. Which attracts the best players in the country. The other divisions don't receive half of that. Division 2 receives 4% and division 3 only receive 3%. The other two high benefactors  are Championships (13%) and programs and national services (19%). The sports that bring the biggest revenue is Football (15.8 million/ school) and Basketball (10.1 million/ school).  For the football the 5 most profitable schools are Texas ($68,830,484) , Georgia ($52,529,885) Penn state ( $ 50,427,645) , Michigan ($44,861,184) , Florida ($44,258,193). The most profitable Basketball conferences.  

Most Profitable College Basketball Conferences	Men’s Basketball Revenue
Big East	$154,122,296
Big Ten	$138,054,933
ACC	$133,479,911
SEC	$124,636,534
Big 12	$105,706,308
Pac-10	$80,129,005
A-10	$54,582,759

                                                                     

"NCAA College Athletics Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2015.

    College athletes the closest thing to a pro. They're only obligations are to be a student and an athlete. One of the biggest controversies discussed about them is if they should be paid. Some people believe  they should be paid that school and sports take so much time out that they have no way to get money for necessities. Others say that they the school paying for their education and that's enough. In an article in U.S news.com by Horace Mitchell. Horace is on the point of view that they should not be paid. He argues that their not pro athletes. In the article he says  "They are students receiving access to a college education through their participation in sports, for which they earn scholarships to pay tuition, fees, room and board, and other allowable expenses. Collegiate sports is not a career or profession. It is the students' vehicle to a higher education degree." He is right but School and sports are very time consuming to the athlete that they don't have time for a real job. In an article in the Huffington post written by Tyson Harnett. He argues that athletes should get at least some payment. School and sports take so much time out an athletes. In the article he also says "The point of this is that a scholarship doesn't equal cash in a player's pocket. Even with any type of scholarship, college athletes are typically dead broke. But how much do the top NCAA executives make? About $1 million per year. Who else makes money off these near-professional level athletes?
First, their own coaches. Many coaches earn at least $100,000 per year to coach one of the major sports like baseball, basketball, or football at a school. These coaches will receive bonuses for getting to the playoffs, winning championships, or breaking school records. You know what athletes receive as a bonus? Nothing." I agree with this. The NCAA and coaches are making money of the athletes. I don't believe they should be paid large amounts of money but they should be paid an amount to cover basic necessities. Not all the athletes make it to the pros. Some get injured. They sacrifice to much to the school they don't receive any compensation.

Hartnett, Tyson. "Why College Athletes Should Be Paid." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 21 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

            Mitchell, Horace. "Students Are Not Professional Athletes." US NEWS. N.p., 6 Jan. 2014. Web.