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re: 30 More Mins To Fantasize That The NCAA Is Going To Take Down NICO

Posted on 2/13/24 at 1:10 pm to
Posted by DawginSC
Member since Aug 2022
4625 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 1:10 pm to
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Not reading, fricking retard.


Trust me. You've made it clear to the board for a while now that you struggle with reading. I'm not willing to say it's because you're a "fricking retard", but if that's the reason you want to give for your inability to read properly, I'll believe you.
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
23835 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 1:19 pm to
"For some strange reason it had to be, he guided me to Tennessee" - Nico
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
11848 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 1:27 pm to
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Are you seriously so mad that you just have to call everyone who is explaining basic shite to you a "retard?"



It is one of smokey horror's alts. She gets very fired up and has to let everyone know using all her alts.
Posted by Smokeys Howl
Member since Oct 2022
1985 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 1:43 pm to
You're like a broken record, retard.

A retarded broken record.
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
16275 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 2:07 pm to
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Spyre is a booster, regardless of if you apply the "collective" label to them or not.


Why do you feel they are a booster.

Spyre is in Knoxville that’s as close as the affiliation goes.

Provided a donation in order to obtain season tickets for any sport at the university. No evidence Spyre has done that

Participated in or has been a member of an organization promoting the university’s athletics programs.
Nope, they work for and promote their clients without mention of any school or organization

Made financial contributions to the athletic department or to a university booster organization. No evidence of that

Arranged for or provided employment for enrolled student-athletes. They do not employ anyone and by NCAA rules student athletes are allowed to have NIL representation,again not affiliated with a particular school

Assisted or has been requested by university staff to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes. No evidence of that

Assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student athletes or their families. Only as permitted by NCAA guidance

Been involved otherwise in promoting university athletics. They market clients not schools.

So nope. Spyre does not meet the requirements as a booster.

Posted by DawginSC
Member since Aug 2022
4625 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 2:16 pm to
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Why do you feel they are a booster.


Here are the NCAA bylaws that define a booster (unchanged since at least 2000, perhaps earlier).

"13.02.16 Representative of Athletics Interests. A "representative of the institution's athletics interests" is an individual, independent agency, corporate entity (e.g., apparel or equipment manufacturer) or other organization who is known (or who should have been known) by a member of the institution's executive or athletics administration to: (Revised: 2/16/00, 4/25/18)

(a) Have participated in or to be a member of an agency or organization promoting the institution's intercollegiate athletics program;

(b) Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution;

(c) Be assisting or to have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;

(d) Be assisting or to have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their family members; or

(e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting the institution's athletics program."

Sections D and E are what qualify Spyre as a booster. They are providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes and the have promoted Tennessee's athletics program.

The most obvious way to see section E is to look at Spyre's website.

LINK /

On that homepage, you see a link to "Join the Volunteer Club". That is quite literally a promotion for Tennessee on their website.


Posted by djsdawg
Member since Apr 2015
33143 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 2:21 pm to
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On that homepage, you see a link to "Join the Volunteer Club". That is quite literally a promotion for Tennessee on their website.


I can’t believe they forgot to edit their webpage.
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
16275 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 4:27 pm to
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Here are the NCAA bylaws that define a booster


I went line for line addressing this multiple times.

A link on a web? One of many links to webpages. They have a link to Bryce Young’s and his NILs. Does that make them a Bama Booster. There’s links about car dealerships and bakers does that mean they sell cars and bake cakes?

This has been done to death, they are in east TN and the Volunteer Club link is a wall separation from what they do. Can they do business with the Volunteer Club? Absolutely, they do business with anyone that wants to utilize their services.
Posted by RT1941
Member since May 2007
30292 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 4:37 pm to
Any news on the Judge's ruling?
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
10235 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 4:40 pm to
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A link on a web? One of many links to webpages. They have a link to Bryce Young’s and his NILs. Does that make them a Bama Booster. There’s links about car dealerships and bakers does that mean they sell cars and bake cakes?


Huh, interesting.

Let's see how the Volunteer Club themselves describe the relationship:

quote:

The Volunteer Club is facilitated by Spyre Sports, a sports & media agency based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded by University of Tennessee, Knoxville alumni, Spyre Sports champions Tennessee athletes and connects them with local and national businesses.
Posted by Dirk Dawgler
Where I Am
Member since Nov 2011
2540 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 4:47 pm to
“The enthusiasm across the state, the Southeast, and even across the country in places like California has been positive," he said. "You have to think about it; Tennessee is coming off of three wins, a new coach, a new quarterback, another new quarterback, and then still very much in a pandemic. You are competing against high-definition TVs, surround sound, parking, yet Tennessee is still packing the place. Imagine if Tennessee ever starts competing for championships again—what that enthusiasm is going to be like. If there was a concern that the last 12-15 years of Tennessee football have brought apathy, that could not be more wrong based on our experiences with our travels. The Tennessee community is tired of losing, and they want to do whatever they can as donors or fans to bring Tennessee back. I think the majority of these folks and groups view the NIL as a way to close the talent gap with places like Georgia and Alabama quicker than maybe the previous model, in which you had to build back the program slowly. What we are preaching has been highly well-received."

I mean, a co-founder of Spyre kind of makes it sound like boostery stuff.
Posted by Dirk Dawgler
Where I Am
Member since Nov 2011
2540 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 4:48 pm to
And then there is this.

“The second part, outside of understanding and education, is fundraising," Baddour added. "It is building a collective war chest or whatever you want to call it, to where the Tennessee community is going to be able to put together NIL deals and packages. It is going to make Tennessee as competitive as anyone in the country."

One of the latest initiatives Spyre has employed is engaging fan support. The group believes in the power of the Tennessee fan base and the help they could offer on the NIL front.”

I don’t know man, just sounds boostery.
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
10235 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 4:55 pm to
No no it's just a random link on a web site!
Posted by Clark14
L.A.Hog
Member since Dec 2014
20063 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:13 pm to
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I don’t know man, just sounds boostery.




In a PeeWee Herman voice:


“ Look Vance, the boostery is in bloom again.”…..
Posted by djsdawg
Member since Apr 2015
33143 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:20 pm to
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Let's see how the Volunteer Club themselves describe the relationship:


Interesting indeed.
Posted by Salty Morton
Member since Jan 2024
331 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:32 pm to
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jonnyanony

Korin, when are you going to go back to using your little cat avatar?

Do you still think American Service men being murdered by terrorists funny? You used to think it was real hilarious.
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
10235 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:34 pm to
Here are two things I don't find funny:

1. The murder of American service men
2. Your psychotic paranoia
Posted by Salty Morton
Member since Jan 2024
331 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:35 pm to
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Here are two things I don't find funny:

1. The murder of American service men
2. Your psychotic paranoia

No need to lie now, Korin.
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
10235 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:36 pm to
Get a psychiatrist. Your brain is completely broken.
Posted by Darindawg
Member since May 2022
2027 posts
Posted on 2/13/24 at 5:38 pm to
The NCAA may not take him down, but uh, don't worry....Mykel Williams and Nazir Stackhouse will take him down, multiple times come fall when the Vols play UGA.
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