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Post by 00hmh on Jun 28, 2021 18:07:13 GMT -6
Point taken about using language to create appearance of something important. I suppose leverage implies "using" to multiply value. As in investment world.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jun 28, 2021 18:38:54 GMT -6
BSU Athletics announces ‘Ball YOU’ program as its strategy for name, image and likenessThis is one of those strange articles that regurgitates a lot of press release speak and marketing speak, and after you read it, you ask yourself "Wait...what? What do I know now that I didn't know before I read this?" I think it basically says that BSU will provide some help and advice to student athletes for dealing with endorsements. What isn't said is that there probably isn't a whole lot of money actually available here given the interest level in BSU athletics. By the way, have you noticed that anytime someone uses the word "leverage" in place of the simpler word "use", it's usually a sure tip off that they are trying to make their text sound more important and impactful than it really is. Its also being used a recruiting tool.. "We are going to do our best to not only allow you but encourage you to make as much money as you can off your name Image and likeness as you can.. We are even going to show you how and help you to do this"
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Post by williamtsherman on Jun 28, 2021 20:53:07 GMT -6
Point taken about using language to create appearance of something important. I suppose leverage implies "using" to multiply value. As in investment world. Yes, I think that was the original use of the word "leverage" in the business world and such. As in a lever, where you can apply a little force on one end and it results in more force at the other end, through the use of a fulcrum. But 95% of the time I hear the word now, It's just used as a fancy, inflated way of saying "use", and the concept of the lever is not relevant. Next time somebody suggest something be "leveraged", ask them "Using what as a fulcrum?" and enjoy the blank look you get. I think the amount of money BSU athletes can expect to receive can be somewhat gauged by the amount of endorsement activity we've seen with BSU coaches over the years...very little for football and men's basketball...basically zero for everything else.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jun 28, 2021 22:19:55 GMT -6
Agreed I can't see anyone getting much of anything at BSU
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Jun 29, 2021 7:04:46 GMT -6
Most athletes are like listening to Elvis talk to Dewey Cox.
"What the fuck was he talkin' about?"
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Post by david75bsu on Jun 29, 2021 7:08:45 GMT -6
BSU Athletics announces ‘Ball YOU’ program as its strategy for name, image and likenessThis is one of those strange articles that regurgitates a lot of press release speak and marketing speak, and after you read it, you ask yourself "Wait...what? What do I know now that I didn't know before I read this?" I think it basically says that BSU will provide some help and advice to student athletes for dealing with endorsements. What isn't said is that there probably isn't a whole lot of money actually available here given the interest level in BSU athletics. By the way, have you noticed that anytime someone uses the word "leverage" in place of the simpler word "use", it's usually a sure tip off that they are trying to make their text sound more important and impactful than it really is. So, in the 70’s I had a bumper sticker that read, “I’d rather BallU than IU”. Never put it on my car, didn’t think my board of directors would appreciate it as much as I did.
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Post by david75bsu on Jun 29, 2021 7:19:46 GMT -6
They act like student athletes don’t get paid. I spent four years in the Navy to pay for my college. Rather than scholarships, why don’t we give the student athletes the dollars required to pay for their education as pay. They can use it how the decide. If the don’t want to use it to pay for education, etc. than they either figure another way to pay for it or they are no longer a student and an athlete. They get paid a lot to play a sport they love playing. You can call it a scholarship or whatever, but they do get paid! Don’t get me wrong, they earn it, but it is pay. Did you see how few dollars most schools make and many lose paying for college athletics. I love Ball State, I love supporting Ball State football and basketball, enjoy seeing my name on the plaque at the stadium for my contribution, small as it may have been. I enjoyed it just as much when we played in the Indiana Collegiate Conferencne as the MAC. Games at the old Butler Bowl were some of the best. The courts and government need to stay the hell out of college sports! You can see how well the feds have ruined everything else they touch, now they are trying their hands at college sports - come on man!
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Post by 00hmh on Jun 29, 2021 7:41:41 GMT -6
Good comment about old ICC days!
The train has left the station on athletes NIL. This is the players seeing the money they generate not the government. Used be and still would be a non issue if there wasn't some big TV money in top level college sports.
It's the big school athletes who will benefit from big audience, making divide between FBS and others even greater. FB/BB athletes at those schools will share the profit generated by visibility. Not many others. Big money for a few, not all at those schools.
Some few BSU athletes will no doubt like making a even just a few bucks on the side.
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Post by bsu0 on Jun 30, 2021 12:13:25 GMT -6
MONEY MONEY MONEY I know we cannot get away from it but, it sickens me to think it takes up as much room on the sports page as it does. Most of the kids on scholarship need to look in the mirror, make a realistic assessment of the athletic ability, concentrate on grades, and get the most of the academics offered at their chosen institution of learning.
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Post by 00hmh on Jun 30, 2021 12:30:57 GMT -6
Indiana not having a state statute on NLI will be a slight disadvantage, but maybe not so much at MAC level.
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