JLowe Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Finally got back on here after forever (and waiting for new site login). Went back a few pages to see what people said about the Charlie Strong hire at UT, wish I had been around then to talk about my Horns! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yeah....no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Ummm. Yeah. That. Is something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 It's on ESPN.com's main article for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 EA and the former NCAA players suing it have reached a settlement that will pay the players approximately $951 for game in which EA used their likeness without permission. I am disappointed this didn't actually go to try and that the players are settling for such a low dollar amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 So couldn't that equal 951x5 for redshirt seniors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Doubt it. Unlikely they'd be in the game during a redshirt year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Doubt it. Unlikely they'd be in the game during a redshirt year. You'd be surprised the rosters were pretty damn accurate from what I remember. I was also lame enough to go throw and edit the A&M rosters using the A&M team site list and only remember having one or two guys that didn't match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 A&M, Northwestern, and Arizona have announced that they will no longer sell jerseys with current player numbers on them. This is absolutely in response to all the lawsuits. Nice of the Aggies to make this decision after the most popular college player in a long, long time has left school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Incidentally, schools get about 3-4 bucks in royalties per jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 There have only been a handful of players over the past 15 years that were popular enough to generate high jersey sales--Manziel, Tebow, Reggie Bush. Just a grandstanding load of BS from these schools. Texas A&M announcing this move AFTER Manziel leaves is hilarious. He's non-current, so the money still can come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 There have only been a handful of players over the past 15 years that were popular enough to generate high jersey sales--Manziel, Tebow, Reggie Bush. That's not true. Nationally, maybe. But at the schools themselves, fans want the star player. And every school has one. At Michigan, they wanted Denard. At Texas, they wanted Colt. And so on. When I went to the Michigan/Alabama game, there were Denard Robinson jerseys EVERYWHERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 First thing that came to my mind on A&M switching to only selling #12 jerseys right after Manziel left - give you our beloved, former university president: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 There have only been a handful of players over the past 15 years that were popular enough to generate high jersey sales--Manziel, Tebow, Reggie Bush. That's not true. Nationally, maybe. But at the schools themselves, fans want the star player. And every school has one. At Michigan, they wanted Denard. At Texas, they wanted Colt. And so on. When I went to the Michigan/Alabama game, there were Denard Robinson jerseys EVERYWHERE. I'm just going by my area. Fans seem to want school-centered shirts more than a jersey, unless it's a legendary past player. And even if fans of one school want the star's jersey, how much money will that generate at $3-4 per sale? My line of thought is that a player would have to reach national status in order to generate a lot of income for the school. But I may be underestimating local fanbases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Also remember there are or have been tons of teams in the past and currently that dont even put players names on jersey at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Also remember there are or have been tons of teams in the past and currently that dont even put players names on jersey at all. No NCAA school puts player names on jerseys for current players. That's against the rules. What they do, and have always done, is seller jerseys with current player numbers but no names. This announcement by 3 schools means they will stop that practice - and just use unissued numbers (like 12 for A&M). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Also remember there are or have been tons of teams in the past and currently that dont even put players names on jersey at all.No NCAA school puts player names on jerseys for current players. That's against the rules. What they do, and have always done, is seller jerseys with current player numbers but no names. This announcement by 3 schools means they will stop that practice - and just use unissued numbers (like 12 for A&M). I meant the actual team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Also remember there are or have been tons of teams in the past and currently that dont even put players names on jersey at all. No NCAA school puts player names on jerseys for current players. That's against the rules. What they do, and have always done, is seller jerseys with current player numbers but no names. This announcement by 3 schools means they will stop that practice - and just use unissued numbers (like 12 for A&M). Northwestern is actually only going to be issuing #51, which was Coach Fitz's number when he played and dominated. But the number isn't retired - an active player still wears it every year. Awkward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Also remember there are or have been tons of teams in the past and currently that dont even put players names on jersey at all. No NCAA school puts player names on jerseys for current players. That's against the rules. What they do, and have always done, is seller jerseys with current player numbers but no names. This announcement by 3 schools means they will stop that practice - and just use unissued numbers (like 12 for A&M). Also a nod to the cult of the 12th Man there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'd like to take a moment to pour one out for Comcast/Charter Sports South, which signed off this week after 15 years on the air. Basically, they're losing all their SEC programming to the Network this fall and couldn't support themselves without it. This fall, I'll badly miss being able to tune in on Sunday afternoons and watch the replays of Saturday's games with the homer radio broadcast played over the ESPN/CBS video. I'm sure the Network will show plenty of replays, but hearing the homer call was always great fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 ESPN Events is expected to announce today that the cryptocurrency will star in the new Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, thanks to a three-year sponsorship from payment services provider BitPay. Bitcoin holders can use the currency to purchase tickets and concessions at the game. The bowl, formerly known as the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, will also have new conference affiliations, featuring one team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and one from the American Athletic Conference. Tickets for the Dec. 26 game in St. Petersburg, Florida will be available through Ticketmaster or can be paid for with bitcoin through the bowl’s site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 A fucking outrage. Beef O'Brady jobbed to the new age Confederacy currency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Andy Staples ✔ @Andy_Staples Follow Isaacson shows photo of Iowa players wearing Nike uniforms coming out of tunnel featuring Nike swoosh Andy StaplesVerified account@Andy_Staples He asks Emmert if that's commercial exploitation. Emmert: "I'm not an expert in those distinctions." LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Emmert has been getting roasted on the stand all day. It's glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I think the best one is when the Lawyer asked Emmert about players doing endorsement deals and Emmert responed by saying if athletes were able to do endorsement deals they would not long be regular students...which ignores the fact that the English major could do an endorsement for a company and still be considered a regular student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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