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Death to the NCAA
I stole Deadspin's tag, and since this spans sports, new thread!
Anyway, Coach K is in on letting kids get paid for names and images licensing. I anticipate NC will have a bill passed by end of week.
Wonder how Lord Emmert is going to feel about likely his most recognizable name standding on the other side of the issue?
Anyway, Coach K is in on letting kids get paid for names and images licensing. I anticipate NC will have a bill passed by end of week.
Wonder how Lord Emmert is going to feel about likely his most recognizable name standding on the other side of the issue?
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Self-interest more than anything or else he was going to lose every elite recruit to a school in California, but better late than never.A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:56 am I stole Deadspin's tag, and since this spans sports, new thread!
Anyway, Coach K is in on letting kids get paid for names and images licensing. I anticipate NC will have a bill passed by end of week.
Wonder how Lord Emmert is going to feel about likely his most recognizable name standding on the other side of the issue?
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Absolutely, and Coach Cal has said some things about this before as well, but Coach K is generally unassailable in the NCAA's eyes, so this really puts them in a weird spot.
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Mark Few, who apparently coaches Gonzaga pro bono, is not pleased with Gavin Newsom's grandstanding.
Oh wait. Mark Few is paid? How much? More than $1.7 million a year? Your thoughts, DiS?
Oh wait. Mark Few is paid? How much? More than $1.7 million a year? Your thoughts, DiS?
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This is kind of like Walter Cronkite on Vietnam. I don't think Coach K is being ideological at all, he's a realist. And I think he's figured out over the last couple of years who is ultimately going to win on this issue and his comments have gradually moved towards what he's saying today.
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Every coach that relies on one-and-dones, the only kids who will really be profiting here, is going to have to lobby this side or end up fucked.
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YES! That's the point that Jay Bilas has been making for a while. Just move on it, do something proactive for once. Don't stick your head in the sand and play the litigation game.Rex wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:16 am This is kind of like Walter Cronkite on Vietnam. I don't think Coach K is being ideological at all, he's a realist. And I think he's figured out over the last couple of years who is ultimately going to win on this issue and his comments have gradually moved towards what he's saying today.
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(I should say "only kids who will be profiting" at first. I imagine the new norm would be 3 star recruits getting local car dealership ad spots to commit and other kinda funny and ultimately positive things like that.)
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You see, I don't think this will be the case at all. I think there will be a case for a lot of kids to be able to make a little bit of money doing ads for their hometown car dealer or sports shop or what have you. In my high school, we had one guy who went to UK to play football. He was a local celebrity, everyone knew who he was, and I'd guarantee you he'd be at the car lot signing autographs and on a billboard.
Now, he flamed out because he couldn't hack the academics, but I'm just saying I think there will be more opportunities than for just the top guys. Not national deals by any means, but regional ads are totally in play.
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Oh, the sponsorship stuff at the MAC and Sun Belt level is gonna be the really awesome shit. I'm so ready for that. Can you imagine Antonio Brown shilling for the local Buffalo Wild Wings in Mount Pleasant in 2009?
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I'm thinking Fun ads a la the Spurs HEB series would be pretty popular.
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Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
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From the stuff I have read, it's not a Title IX issue because the colleges aren't going to be the ones paying anyone. It's just that the kids will have the chance to earn money from outside entities through licensing their name and likeness or signing autographs for a fee. So the schools with legit stars in other sports ( a lot of them Olympic in nature) will be able to profit as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:43 am Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
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Have you noticed a straw man in many of the arguments against the California law? People rail long and loud that you shouldn't pay players. But, as noted above, the law doesn't allow for paying players. It allows for letting kids get paid for names and images licensing, which is of course, different.
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A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:45 amFrom the stuff I have read, it's not a Title IX issue because the colleges aren't going to be the ones paying anyone. It's just that the kids will have the chance to earn money from outside entities through licensing their name and likeness or signing autographs for a fee. So the schools with legit stars in other sports ( a lot of them Olympic in nature) will be able to profit as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:43 am Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
Again, I am coming from a place of "Fuck yeah, they should get compensated." But, there's got to be SOME oversight here, or shit will go sideways very quickly.
You've got the prospect of a college player being on a billboard promoting a casino and/or a strip club, for example. You've got some kid getting $25k for an autograph signing at a car dealership owned by a booster. Etc etc and so on.
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They're getting that now, but at least now they'll have to sign the autographs to get it.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:57 amA_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:45 amFrom the stuff I have read, it's not a Title IX issue because the colleges aren't going to be the ones paying anyone. It's just that the kids will have the chance to earn money from outside entities through licensing their name and likeness or signing autographs for a fee. So the schools with legit stars in other sports ( a lot of them Olympic in nature) will be able to profit as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:43 am Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
Again, I am coming from a place of "Fuck yeah, they should get compensated." But, there's got to be SOME oversight here, or shit will go sideways very quickly.
You've got the prospect of a college player being on a billboard promoting a casino and/or a strip club, for example. You've got some kid getting $25k for an autograph signing at a car dealership owned by a booster. Etc etc and so on.
ETA: As well as a contract, maybe more importantly. There's going to be a paper trail now to differentiate between players getting cash for something and players getting cash for nothing.
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I'm not seeing the sideways here.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:57 amAgain, I am coming from a place of "Fuck yeah, they should get compensated." But, there's got to be SOME oversight here, or shit will go sideways very quickly.
You've got the prospect of a college player being on a billboard promoting a casino and/or a strip club, for example. You've got some kid getting $25k for an autograph signing at a car dealership owned by a booster. Etc etc and so on.
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I just wonder how it will apply to schools selling shirts or jerseys with a specific player number on it (I can't think of a time I've seen a school sell a jersey with a name on it). So if USC sells a jersey with #18 on it can JT Daniels lay claim to a cut of profits?A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:45 amFrom the stuff I have read, it's not a Title IX issue because the colleges aren't going to be the ones paying anyone. It's just that the kids will have the chance to earn money from outside entities through licensing their name and likeness or signing autographs for a fee. So the schools with legit stars in other sports ( a lot of them Olympic in nature) will be able to profit as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:43 am Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
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Not really sure what else to say. Universities are stuffy, extremely conservative entities. It's one thing to say "pay the players for their name and likeness," it's a completely different animal when those names and likenesses are used to promote, say a bar where that player (and his college compatriots) aren't legally allowed to frequent.mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:41 amI'm not seeing the sideways here.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:57 amAgain, I am coming from a place of "Fuck yeah, they should get compensated." But, there's got to be SOME oversight here, or shit will go sideways very quickly.
You've got the prospect of a college player being on a billboard promoting a casino and/or a strip club, for example. You've got some kid getting $25k for an autograph signing at a car dealership owned by a booster. Etc etc and so on.
I, personally, don't give a shit. But I'm also not the president of UCLA or whatever.
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That to me is one of the trickiest parts of it all, IMO. I remember when Tim Couch was at UK, there were #2 jerseys all over, but of course they didn't have the name Couch on them. A co-worker wanted to get a personalized jersey of a guy who shared her last name, but the system wouldn't let you use current player names on the jersey even though you could get the numbers of the player. A personalized had to be not a current player's name.GoodKarma wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:49 amI just wonder how it will apply to schools selling shirts or jerseys with a specific player number on it (I can't think of a time I've seen a school sell a jersey with a name on it). So if USC sells a jersey with #18 on it can JT Daniels lay claim to a cut of profits?A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:45 amFrom the stuff I have read, it's not a Title IX issue because the colleges aren't going to be the ones paying anyone. It's just that the kids will have the chance to earn money from outside entities through licensing their name and likeness or signing autographs for a fee. So the schools with legit stars in other sports ( a lot of them Olympic in nature) will be able to profit as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:43 am Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
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I just saw a kid with a CU Basketball shirt with a slick nickname most likely sold at the bookstore, so it's not just for universities with relevant sports teams!A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:45 am Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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Coach K may not have the sway in NC government that you think. Not a lot of Dukies in state office. But, I expect Ol' Roy will join in before long and that will have a lot of impact. Plus, I'm sure there are a hell of a lot of local businesses who'd love to start using local athletes in their ads.
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I'm sure the intent is for a kid not to profit from that but I can make a legal argument that a jersey number should be considered a likeness...I can easily see a kid pushing this issue.A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:53 amThat to me is one of the trickiest parts of it all, IMO. I remember when Tim Couch was at UK, there were #2 jerseys all over, but of course they didn't have the name Couch on them. A co-worker wanted to get a personalized jersey of a guy who shared her last name, but the system wouldn't let you use current player names on the jersey even though you could get the numbers of the player. A personalized had to be not a current player's name.GoodKarma wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:49 amI just wonder how it will apply to schools selling shirts or jerseys with a specific player number on it (I can't think of a time I've seen a school sell a jersey with a name on it). So if USC sells a jersey with #18 on it can JT Daniels lay claim to a cut of profits?A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:45 amFrom the stuff I have read, it's not a Title IX issue because the colleges aren't going to be the ones paying anyone. It's just that the kids will have the chance to earn money from outside entities through licensing their name and likeness or signing autographs for a fee. So the schools with legit stars in other sports ( a lot of them Olympic in nature) will be able to profit as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:43 am Anyone familiar with the CA legislation? Does it provide an actual framework to carry this off, or just open it up as a possibility. I've been all for paying the players for a looooong time, but it really gets bogged down in the details.
Are there going to be Title IX issues? What type of money are we talking here (is there a cap of some sort?) What type of review process is in place -- IOW, who regulates what type of usage is going to be in place?
Here at UK, there's been a dirty little industry spearheaded by the Late Jared Lorenzen that makes T-shirts that are obviously related to a player at the school (SNell Yeah, Fear the Brow, I'm a Bucket) but which the kids they are alluding to get nothing from. Now they can monetize that.
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Yeah I don't really follow NC state politics, just figured if Coach K is on board then the rest of the coaches will probably fall in line.
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I think a university selling a jersey number and not paying a player would get shot down by the AD (via whatever head coach is involved.)
Think about the optics and internal politics of doing that.
I mean, they could TRY to pull that off, but as you guys are saying it will immediately be challenged and the PR on that is going to HAMMER that school to death.
Think about the optics and internal politics of doing that.
I mean, they could TRY to pull that off, but as you guys are saying it will immediately be challenged and the PR on that is going to HAMMER that school to death.
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I want in. Very definitely a back door to funnel cash to recruits but that's ok. Low teens of real endorsement deal cash. The rest will be boosters paying to bring in freshmen. Thinking it might be better to swindle the rest of the kids versus trying to get in on the back door. For only $3500 I will peddle your bench sitting can't cover a lick ass to lawyers selling car wrecks around Atlanta?mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:41 amI'm not seeing the sideways here.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:57 amAgain, I am coming from a place of "Fuck yeah, they should get compensated." But, there's got to be SOME oversight here, or shit will go sideways very quickly.
You've got the prospect of a college player being on a billboard promoting a casino and/or a strip club, for example. You've got some kid getting $25k for an autograph signing at a car dealership owned by a booster. Etc etc and so on.
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Funny joke on "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" this week relating to this issue.
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As evidenced by his 180 on one-and-dones.Rex wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:16 am This is kind of like Walter Cronkite on Vietnam. I don't think Coach K is being ideological at all, he's a realist. And I think he's figured out over the last couple of years who is ultimately going to win on this issue and his comments have gradually moved towards what he's saying today.
Not backing this is going to put you at a competitive disadvantage, so everyone's going to start falling line right quick.
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Today's the day and it's pretty cool to see so many kids already announcing deals. And it isn't just stars at power 5 schools. The ones with already successful social media seem to be out in the front.
Here's a rundown of it.
"Hanna and Haley Cavinder waited for only a few minutes after the clock struck midnight before taking advantage of the new opportunities for college athletes to cash in on their fame.
The twin sisters, who play for Fresno State's basketball team and entertain millions of followers on social media, flew to New York on Wednesday to sign their first major endorsement deal. They are now spokeswomen for Boost Mobile with plans to promote the wireless telecommunications company in a variety of ways in the coming year. NCAA rules changes and state laws that went into effect July 1 opened the door for college athletes to sell the rights to their names, images and likenesses for the first time."
I'd say most people of our ilk have not heard of these young ladies, but they have massive instagram followings.
Here's a rundown of it.
"Hanna and Haley Cavinder waited for only a few minutes after the clock struck midnight before taking advantage of the new opportunities for college athletes to cash in on their fame.
The twin sisters, who play for Fresno State's basketball team and entertain millions of followers on social media, flew to New York on Wednesday to sign their first major endorsement deal. They are now spokeswomen for Boost Mobile with plans to promote the wireless telecommunications company in a variety of ways in the coming year. NCAA rules changes and state laws that went into effect July 1 opened the door for college athletes to sell the rights to their names, images and likenesses for the first time."
I'd say most people of our ilk have not heard of these young ladies, but they have massive instagram followings.
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My HS freshman (sophomore in the fall) was excited to tell me that she's pretty sure she's now free to monetize her YT page if she can just get enough subscribers...
ETA: I have no idea how this actually affects HS kids and their future college eligibility not to mention their current HS availability so I helpfully said "don't do that".
ETA: I have no idea how this actually affects HS kids and their future college eligibility not to mention their current HS availability so I helpfully said "don't do that".
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Father of a current/recent student, perv, or both?
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If it's who I think it is, closer to the latter but still not really accurate.
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An interesting postscript to the original post (and not pervy, unless your tastes are unconventional). Duke put this out today:
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God I hate those guys.
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