Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos251.htm- This source in my mind is a great one for a few reasons. first of all it comes from the U.S Department of Labor which in my mind says the research is accurate all the way through because they need the information for their own reasons. Most of the information posted is for the year 2008 through 2011. This is important because it is relevant information for my paper because i am talking about a current issue. There is absolutely no bias in this article all of it is straight facts and information for reference. there is also no advertisements on the page what so ever. These two factors to me show that the page is all about the information and nothing else. I feel there is no fault in this source and it will be one of my strongest.
Gordon, Ken. "OSU Bumps Athletic Director's Salary to $1 Million | The Columbus Dispatch." Central Ohio News, Sports, Arts & Classifieds | The Columbus Dispatch. The Columbus Dispatch, 30 Sept. 2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2010/09/30/osu-bumps-ads-salary-to-1m.html>.- The sponsor of this article is a newspaper called The Columbus Dispatch. This is a positive for the credibility of the source because news papers are required to have accurate information posted by law. The author Ken Gordan is a writer for this newspapers and used sources that came directly from reports from the Ohio State University itself. He used quotes of comments made by the the coach who received the raise and from the people who gave it to him. There is also no bias in this article he is just reporting on the raise of the Ohio State Athletic Director. All of these things make the source credible in my mind. I will use this source because the direct quotes and information gathered by the author are very strong. You cannot argue a quote given by the man the article is about. I feel my audience will find the information very interesting and the quotes very persuasive for my argument because of what they prove. I see no mishaps in this source that would make me think twice about using it.
Lewis, Michael. "The Trading Desk." New York Times 30 Mar. 2003. Print.- This print source is good for a number of reasons. First the publishing company is the New York Times. This news company is one of the most popular in America and has been posting credibly news for decades. The author Michael Lewis is a sports writer for them which in my mind shows that he is competent writer with skills in the field he is in. This article was published in 2003 which is a little old but the information is still valid. He talks about BIlly Beane and his method of creating a baseball team with little money. He uses quotes from Beane and other in baseball which makes the source all the better. All the evidence that the author uses is completely relevant. He talked about statistics Beane used to find the best players and methods he used to save money. I will use this article for my paper because i used it for my previous paper and it has a direct connection with my current paper. I think my audience will find this source is a good one because it comes from the New York Times and has many insider quotes and ideas. I find no flaws with this article that would the credibility in my mind be reduced
Miami, Cbs4. "Ex-booster: Scandal Will Destroy U. Miami Football - CBS News." Breaking
News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/17/sportsline/main20093521.shtml>. I found this source to be credible mainly because of the publisher cbsnews. This news company is very reputable and the post itself has many facts that gathered from interviews with the booster Nevin Shapiro. There is advertising on the website but i feel the news company's reputation overrides the ads. I will use this source for my paper for a few reasons. 1. is because it is from a news report and the facts that are included are directly related to a section of my paper. Also they have video interviews and quotes from the man their reporting about which makes it even stronger. I feel my audience will find this source persuasive mainly because of the video interview of Nevin Shapiro. That interviews gives my audience a first hand look at his crimes from his view. This article has nothing that would keep my from using it for my paper.
Miller, Mary H. "Jim Tressel Fiasco: Selling NCAA Memorabilia? Wait. - CSMonitor.com." The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com. Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/0310/Jim-Tressel-fiasco-Selling-NCAA-memorabilia-Wait>.- This source again is from a news company called Christian Science Monitor. This news company makes this source more credible because of the obligations they must follow in order to be a news company. The author of this article is a correspondent for the news company so her credibility goes up. She must be good at reporting if she is able to get a job with a company like csmonitor.She also has no bias in report she merely reports on the incident with from Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and the players. Her references and information come from reports given by the NCAA and quotes by Tressel and others. the combination of these factors make this source a good one. I will use this source for my paper because the information on Jim Tressel is valuable for my paper. I feel it is persuasive because they have hard figures from the scandal involving Tressel and his players which they received from NCAA investigation reports. This article is persuasive because of the figures from the NCAA and there investigations. I see no reason to doubt the credibility of this source.
Moseley, Fields. "Former Football Player Says Breaking the Rules Is Part of the Game | Azfamily.com Phoenix." Azfamily.com | Phoenix Arizona News. 26 Oct. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.azfamily.com/news/10/Former-football-player-says-breaking-the-rules-is-part-of-the-game-132594113.html>.- The main reason i found this source to be a credible one is the fact that it is an interview with a former NCAA athlete who had insights that not everyone has. He saw players selling there memorabilia and getting benefits from boosters and he said it part of the game. there are some drawbacks to this source because they do have quite a bit of ads which takes away from the quality of the article just a little because of the amount. also they do not. I will use this source in my paper because it is an interview from a former player who had insights to the cheating by players. I feel this article is persuasive because it is direct interview of a player and he had specific evidence to back his claims. I feel this article has no real flaws to it other than a rather large amount of advertisements.
News, Sporting. "Cam Newton Case Has Cost Auburn $170,000 in Legal Fees - NCAA Football - Sporting News." Sporting News - Real Insight. Real Fans. Real Conversations. AOL, 19 Mar. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/feed/2010-11/cam-newton-probe/story/cam-newton-case-has-cost-auburn-170000-in-legal-fees>. I will use this source for my paper because it was a high profile case that occurred just last year. The article also has information posted from the university itself which makes the article even more credible. I feel my audience will find this to be a good source because it was a high profile case that was reported on accurately in the article and shows the possible consequences that goes along with cheating. the credibility of this source in my mind is not in any doubt what so ever. They use very little bias in the report and the information is all very good.
Pennington, Bill. "It%u2019s Not an Adventure, It%u2019s a Job - New York Times." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 07 Dec. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/sports/12lifestyles.html?pagewanted=2>. I will definitely be using this source in my paper. First of all the article is from the New York Times one of the most reputable news companies in the nation so i know the information was evaluated before being posted. Also the information itself talks about a different side of the compensation argument i have not discussed yet. I feel my audience will find this article to be persuasive because it quotes athletes at division one schools and gives information that athletes in our class could relate. Also the article is from a columnist for the New York Times a very reputable paper .This source has no flaws in it what so ever to me.
"Research | National College Players Association." Home | National College Players Association. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.ncpanow.org/research?id=0022>. This source i will be using in my paper. I want to use this mainly because it comes from the NCPA which is organization that deals with getting the college athletes the compensation they deserve. they also have very up to date information so that they have it when they might possibly need it .They have absolutely no bias in their posts they just have their facts posted. Also i feel this i why my audience will find it persuasive because it comes from a group dedicated to helping college athletes. there is no flaws in this source i could find what so ever.
Robbin, Josh. "How Much Revenue Did Your Favorite Football Bowl Subdivision School Take in in 2007-08? This Chart Will Tell You." Blogs.orlandosentinel. Orlandosentinel, 28 July 2009. Web. 7 Dec. 2011.- I will be using this source for sure in my paper for sure. The biggest one is that is has gathered statistics of how much schools make each seasons from homes games and merchandise sales. Once again this source has very little bias in the posts he talks more about the figures he has posted in tables. I feel this is a persuasive source because of the staggering facts they gathered from their sources which includes schools making of 100 million a season. This source only has one minor flaw to me and that is its a blog. that does not mean he did not do his research but he more than likely did not have an editor.
Schnotz, Wilhelm. "The Average Salary of a Division 1 Athletic Director | EHow.com." EHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the Expert in You. | EHow.com. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8728008_average-division-1-athletic-director.html>. I think i will use this source in my paper. I think i will use it because it gathered the national average of athletic directors in division 1 schools. This author uses credible sources and even has some quotes in his report on salaries. this is a persuasive article because they have information gathered from national reports that are confirmed by multiple sources not including this one and the information they have is rather staggering. I do not see any flaws in this source except for maybe the amount of advertisements take away from the article a bit.
State of Illinois vs Eddie Cicotte Et Al. Cook Country Court. 19 Oct. 1988. Print.- I will definitely use this article because it is where i gathered my original idea for my research paper. The idea it gave me revolved around money and where problems arise from money. Although this source is very old it still has value because of the concept behind it which has not changed over time. I feel this source is very persuasive because the connection between this article and my papers ideas is very to see. I have no problems with this article because it is a court document which was taken from the original.
"The Average NFL Player - BusinessWeek." Businessweek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice. 27 Jan. 2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214058615722.htm>.This source i will definitely be using in my paper. it is important to one of my key ideas in my paper that being educating NCAA players. I feel this article is persuasive because it shines light on how lucky players are to make it as a professional athlete and it also shows the road is not over once you get there. The sponsor of this article is a popular news company so i feel confident in the information they have posted. the evidence the author gathers is from the NFL reports as well as other direct sources. I see no flaws in this article as it coming from a reputable website buisnessweek.com.
The Highest-Paid College Football Coaches." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. 25 May 2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/the-highest-paid-college-football-coaches_n_794387.html>. This source is very important to my paper so i will be using it. It is important because it reports on the salaries of NCAA coaches and i use that information to compare it to other level coaches and to show that schools do not mind paying people in the athletic department. I feel this article will be persuasive because it has official figures confirmed by quotes of coaches being payed millions to coach. Also the publisher of the article is a popular online news reporter. they have many topics in which they discuss and do not have many mistakes in their posts. I do not have any flaws with this source and i feel it one of my better ones.
"Why College Athletes Are Paid Not to Play." NCAA.org. NCAA. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. <http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Issues/Why+student-athletes+are+not+paid+to+play>. This article is another very important piece of my paper. It is from the NCAA website and gives their reasons why they do not compensate players better than they do now. I feel this article will be persuasive because it is from the NCAA and official organization and its from there official site. Although they do not give an author for the posts there references come directly from statistics that have gathered themselves for records .that is the same reason i have no issues with this source because it is directly from the NCAA.
Wieberg, Steve, Jodi Upton, A.J Perez, and Steve Berkowitz. "College Football Coaches See Salaries Rise in down Economy - USATODAY.com." News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. Gannet Co, 10 Nov. 2009. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2009-11-09-coaches-salary-analysis_N.htm>. This source is one i intend to use. I will use this source mainly as another source to show that coaches are still being paid by the universities at which they coach while the players see no compensation at all. Although it talks about coaches making more money in an economic decline there i no bias in this article just facts about the topic. I feel this will be a persuasive article because it talks about how college coaches are seeing raises at a time when the economy is still in bad shape. this article in my mind has no flaws and is from a reputable news source.
