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Apr 17, 2014
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Everymancoug
The Michigan deal with Adidas is for cash and product so I imagine
that the Louisville deal also involves both.
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Louisville signs Adidas deal for 40 million
coug2008
4/17/14 7:47am
Yep, athletes are totally getting a fair deal with tuition/housing/food.
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:07am
If there were only a profesional league they could have the option to play in...
travelcoug
4/17/14 8:10am
Take some time and come up with a better argument, please.
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:14am
Why. No one forced the spoiled brats to play sports. They could quit and scrub
travelcoug
4/17/14 8:31am
I see, since they grew up poor and this is the best opportunity many will get
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:37am
Of the 125 players on the roster who use those services and have their life set
travelcoug
4/17/14 8:46am
Haha, manipulative? Pitching someone on what something COULD be worth sounds
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:55am
If you start down this road it has to follow a profesional franchise model.
travelcoug
4/17/14 9:21am
Who said it has to be a pro franchise model?
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 9:26am
It is the only way to be viable once players are unionized and profesional.
travelcoug
4/17/14 9:27am
Right.
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 9:29am
Name one company whose employees unionized that didn't become adversarial to
travelcoug
4/17/14 9:33am
'Go straight to the league.' How come no one ever thought of that?!
getemcougs24
4/17/14 8:47am
There are many avenues if you want to be a profesional athlete. You are free to
travelcoug
4/17/14 9:05am
Answer me this. What harm does allowing athletes to market themselves do?
getemcougs24
4/17/14 9:20am
I think that every athlete should get his. I love that in college baseball you l
travelcoug
4/17/14 9:26am
What kind of tyrannical view is that?
getemcougs24
4/17/14 2:14pm
So think they should be able to asses their value every year without losing
travelcoug
4/17/14 5:24pm
Who determines what is fair? Outside armchair quarterbacks, or the people in the
GilaHank
4/17/14 8:14am
The select few student/athletes who have any real value
Zach Morris
4/17/14 8:25am
I totally agree. I'm not clear on where to stand regarding "pay", but...
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:29am
It's not fair to the athletes, but the second they get paid the system will
cougarick
4/17/14 8:40am
I wonder if there is actual cash to these deals, or is it just all
TXSmith
4/17/14 8:16am
Most of the major brands pay the schools to wear their apparel.
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:18am
Yet it never shows up as actual revenues. If cash changes hands the schools
TXSmith
4/17/14 8:20am
If you haven't heard of Sonny Vaccaro...
IGlowInTheDark
4/17/14 8:23am
The Michigan deal with Adidas is for cash and product so I imagine
Everymancoug
4/17/14 8:22am
According to my BIL who is in marketing at Nike, each school negotiates
Iman23
4/17/14 8:24am
Bronco talks about going on a Nike criuse for their top tier programs
travelcoug
4/17/14 8:38am
BYU is not in the top tier. I would love it if they were, but they just don't
Iman23
4/17/14 9:07am
No, it was a big part of his coaches clinic speach. Is he lying?
travelcoug
4/17/14 9:29am
U mad bro?
Iman23
4/17/14 9:54am
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