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What does profiting off your likeness actually mean?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:34 am
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:34 am
Would this allow an individual to sign a contract with a player to pay the player $10K a month for 4 years for a signed picture in his school uniform monthly? I would assume the buyer of the product could dictate the uniform he wants in the picture. If so, college football is going to go crazy.
I hope I don't have a good understanding of how this would work. We already have professional football, why start a junior league?
I hope I don't have a good understanding of how this would work. We already have professional football, why start a junior league?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:35 am to Ole Ag
It means a local car dealership can promise a stud recruit to put his face on their billboard to attract customers and in exchange pay him $300K. All perfectly legal and above board. Anyone who thinks this is a good thing for the sport is delusional.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:37 am to Ole Ag
It's "specified"
Seriously though, it is the dumbest fricking thing ever if they think this will work.
Seriously though, it is the dumbest fricking thing ever if they think this will work.
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According to the HB 251 website, the bill, "Authorizes students participating in intercollegiate athletics to receive specified compensation; provides requirements for specified students, postsecondary educational institutions, certain organizations, & specified representatives; & creates Florida College System Athlete Name, Image, & Likeness Task Force."
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:42 am to WG_Dawg
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Anyone who thinks this is a good thing for the sport is delusional.
I agree 100 %. I think Florida legislators are having a knee jerk reaction to CA. But if this starts snowballing it will ultimately be a disaster for recruiting. All those 4 and 5 stars going to follow the money they can make in the largest markets.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:43 am to Ole Ag
most obvious example is video games. Right now the school is profiting off their likeness like a mofo
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:44 am to Ole Ag
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I hope I don't have a good understanding of how this would work
I don't think anyone has a good understanding of how this would work. while the idea itself of letting players profit from their college fame seems fair, I think it is not going to work. the potential to virtually destroy college football is there. all players will go to the highest bidder w/o any controls, rules or reg.s. any booster can pay any amount for a players "endorsement".
also, it has a good chance of ruining any chemistry on a TEAM. not only will some players make a considerable amount more than others but game commitments may change as well.
I think this is a very bad idea and will ruin college football and basketball.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:45 am to Ole Ag
I do a lot of intellectual property law: it means that you can profit off your fame. So for example, Joe Burrow is well known in Baton Rouge. A personal injury attorney wants to take advantage of that so this attorney pays Joe Burrow to appear on a commercial with him. On the other hand, very few people will know who the kicker for LSU so it is unlikely he will be asked to do many commercials.
This is also going to name it a lot easier to channel dirty money from boosters to players.
This is also going to name it a lot easier to channel dirty money from boosters to players.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 10:48 am
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:45 am to Ole Ag
A big aspect of profiting off one's likeness is endorsement deals, which is something that college athletes should be allowed to sign, in my opinion.
Did the fact that Michael Phelps signed a multi-million dollar deal with Wheaties make his run of Olympic gold medals any less exciting? Not for me, and most other Americans. Amateurism isn't what makes college football exciting. It's the passion from the fans for their respective universities and their states.
Did the fact that Michael Phelps signed a multi-million dollar deal with Wheaties make his run of Olympic gold medals any less exciting? Not for me, and most other Americans. Amateurism isn't what makes college football exciting. It's the passion from the fans for their respective universities and their states.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:47 am to LSU GrandDad
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players will go to the highest bidder w/o any controls, rules or reg.s
That already happens.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:47 am to Ole Ag
Without knowing how it would work or if it would work (or needing to), I know who the biggest benefactor group will be: lawyers. That’s how you know it’s going to happen. The biggest profession represented among legislators is lawyers.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:50 am to ThaiTiger24
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This is also going to name it a lot easier to channel dirty money from boosters to players.
Except the money is no longer dirty because it’s no longer against the rules...
And because it’s no longer against the rules you’re going to start seeing boosters openly competing and pricing out other boosters and when some idiot spends $100k on a high schooler who never lives up to the hype, the market will self correct.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:51 am to Ole Ag
It means I 2023 everybody in trouble if you not in Cali
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:53 am to Ole Ag
Are we going to get to see the kids 1099's?
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Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:57 am to tylerdurden24
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And because it’s no longer against the rules you’re going to start seeing boosters openly competing and pricing out other boosters and when some idiot spends $100k on a high schooler who never lives up to the hype, the market will self correct.
In some aspects, boosters may be more willing to part with cash for recruits if there is a specific quid pro quo... Hell... some of these 4/5* athletes are rockstars before they ever play a down... So for 100k, I get associative bonus for high star recruit before he's even had a chance to live up to the hype for a season or two... Seems like a better trade off than duffel bag of cash for nothing in hand and just the promise of a good looking athlete.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:09 am to fibonaccisquared
Thing is, it won’t just be one group of boosters devising that work around. And because that would no longer be against the rules, public perception of what would end up being a public bidding war is going to shape this as well.
I think what’s more likely is you see money spent on the proven commodities on campus and if any offers are made its to guys with transfer potential
I think what’s more likely is you see money spent on the proven commodities on campus and if any offers are made its to guys with transfer potential
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:23 am to Ole Ag
The intent is that they should be able to profit off their fame & likeness, without the school paying them to play a sport for them or affecting their amateur status.
Ex: imagine Zion being in a stylized Nike commercial while at Duke but not wearing a Duke jersey, or Joe Burrow in a gold jersey with purple numbers throwing chicken tenders in a Raising Caine's commercial, or Felipe Franks giving out $5 BJ's behind a 7-Eleven. All reasonable avenues for supplementary incum.
Ex: imagine Zion being in a stylized Nike commercial while at Duke but not wearing a Duke jersey, or Joe Burrow in a gold jersey with purple numbers throwing chicken tenders in a Raising Caine's commercial, or Felipe Franks giving out $5 BJ's behind a 7-Eleven. All reasonable avenues for supplementary incum.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:25 am to TigerinKorea
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That already happens.
So why do schools and coaches spend so much time,energy and money recruiting? I mean if all these guys are just going to teams paying the most,why all the continuous visits, text,phone calls,etc? Seems like a waste of time.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:31 am to tylerdurden24
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Except the money is no longer dirty because it’s no longer against the rules...
It's a huge gray area and you know as well as anybody that the intent of the rule isn't a free for all to buy recruits but that's exactly what's going to happen.There's no distinction between established stars who have name recognition and a 17 year old who steps on campus in August.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:35 am to RD Dawg
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that's exactly what's going to happen
Everyone keeps claiming this but I have yet to see a local business owner come out and say “as soon as this law passes and the rules change, I’m going to pay every 5* top dollar to play at my favorite school”
Y’all do realize the people paying recruits aren’t doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, right? They want something in return, be it performance on the field for their team now or association with a pro player in the future. But there’s an ROI expectation that is going to affect these supposed free for all payments.
So who is getting in on the ground floor of this new Wild West? Who is lining up to drop 50k to keep the kid from Valdosta from going to Florida?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 11:39 am to MIZ_COU
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most obvious example is video games. Right now the school is profiting off their likeness like a mofo
It's not them, so much as it is the jersey. Ain't nobody from Tennessee buying anything with Tebow on it that they weren't already going to buy.
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