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Old 03-31-2007, 12:34 AM   #1
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Default why can't college athletes take endorsement deals?

I understand why you don't want to pay college athletes directly, but it seems like the thing that's going to lead guys like Kevin Durant and Greg Oden away from the collegiate ranks is not the NBA salary, but the gigantic endorsement deals they will be offered. I don't understand why they couldn't take these endorsements as college players, within certain rules set by the NCAA. Like I don't want college athletes to be plugging local car dealerships like B-List Spurs do, but if Addidas or Nike wants to pay them a fuck ton to wear their shoes and be in their commercials, why can't they? It is basically a job and most college students have them.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 09:12 AM   #2
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i made this thread, what a failure.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:06 AM   #3
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Do I care that college athletes are not getting endorsement deals? No, no I do not.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:25 AM   #4
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It is pretty stupid imo. They make the school so much money and most of the time the students don't even graduate(in the big sports where ppl could actually get endorsements).

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:29 AM   #5
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if they had huge endorsement deals, you think they'd even consider staying in school?? there's absolutely no way.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:29 AM   #6
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I don't follow your reasoning, as usual.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:33 AM   #7
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yeah Eulogy, that's retarded. If they made lots of money at school....they would stay at school longer.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:38 AM   #8
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kevin durant made it very clear he wanted to stay in college but how can you say no to a shoe company throwing money in your face

it's not like the nba contracts are the sweetest plum about turning professional.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 12:04 PM   #9
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yeah Eulogy, that's retarded. If they made lots of money at school....they would stay at school longer.
well if you have no problem with cheapening the college experience, then you're right. but some kid making tens of millions from a shoe contract being enrolled at a university is a total joke. you can't just look at this from the perspective of making NCAA sports as entertaining as possible. although that would be nice.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 12:43 PM   #10
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well if you have no problem with cheapening the college experience, then you're right. but some kid making tens of millions from a shoe contract being enrolled at a university is a total joke. you can't just look at this from the perspective of making NCAA sports as entertaining as possible. although that would be nice.
I didn't say I was for college endorsement deals!


I am not

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 12:51 PM   #11
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product endorsements are an enigma to me. goes giving a dude 10 million dollar for an endorsement really going to measurably increase their bottom line by at least ten million dollars? just cos some spearchucker on the court is wearing nike instead of reebok?

like do people actually think IM GONNA BUY THIS SHOE BECAUSE THEY PAID THIS GUY 10 MILLION BUCKS TO WEAR IT.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 12:55 PM   #12
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brothas will buy any shoe they're told to buy. That is fact.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 12:57 PM   #13
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just like sprite tells to brothas to drink sprite by using some annoying black puppet. now the brothas drink sprite all day long (still 40s in the evening though, sprite goes well with playing b-ball (accoring to sprite)).

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 12:57 PM   #14
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shit is a disgrace.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 01:50 PM   #15
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My point is that it is already not about being in college, most of them don't even graduate. So they are just there to have a shot at the pro's and for the college to make money. Why not let the athletes make some extra money while in school.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 02:28 PM   #16
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product endorsements are an enigma to me. goes giving a dude 10 million dollar for an endorsement really going to measurably increase their bottom line by at least ten million dollars?
do you think they would do it if it didn't?

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 02:30 PM   #17
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do you think they would do it if it didn't?
man. fuck you retard.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 02:37 PM   #18
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man. fuck you retard.
i was just answering your question. they know what they are doing. and so yes, it does make them more money than they pay.

 
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Old 06-09-2007, 02:40 PM   #19
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i was just answering your question. they know what they are doing. and so yes, it does make them more money than they pay.
yeah thank you for answering he question i asked rhetorically.

 
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