BYU is not in the top tier. I would love it if they were, but they just don't

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Apr 17, 2014
9:07:22am

Iman23

sell enough merch, or have an elite brand, to be in the top tier.

Maybe Bronco was saying Top 3 of the middle tier...

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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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