NIL ‘rules’ question…
I understand there really aren’t any rules, but does anyone know if the players are allowed to appear in uniform or wearing school gear for their NIL ‘work’?
I tend to think they are not, but don’t know for sure. Take the K-State hoops transfer to Miami: without his Miami gear, he is likely not recognizable. What marketing appeal could he possibly have? If he’s not wearing Miami gear, it would seem his marketing value is nil. If that’s the scenario, it’s even more blatantly obvious that the dollars are just bribes to get players to where wealthy boosters want them.
I tend to think they are not, but don’t know for sure. Take the K-State hoops transfer to Miami: without his Miami gear, he is likely not recognizable. What marketing appeal could he possibly have? If he’s not wearing Miami gear, it would seem his marketing value is nil. If that’s the scenario, it’s even more blatantly obvious that the dollars are just bribes to get players to where wealthy boosters want them.
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4y
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4y
doing a commercial in his uniform and the same with VCU
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4y
About the best you’ll ever see are athletes in colors closely resembling school colors. But brands, logos, and names are valuable trademarks to be protected
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4y
The school brand is owned by the school…
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4y
To wear school logos when being paid for NIL.
Among the interesting facets of Clemson's own NIL policy: Athletes can't use Clemson's facilities or uniforms for their NIL activity, and they can't use the school's intellectual property (logos, designs, photos, etc.)
Texas A&M doesn’t allow the athletes to use school insignia either.
Not sure if each school makes those decisions on their own or not.
Also, believe that athletes cannot do NIL deals that involve alcohol, smoking, banned substances, etc.
Among the interesting facets of Clemson's own NIL policy: Athletes can't use Clemson's facilities or uniforms for their NIL activity, and they can't use the school's intellectual property (logos, designs, photos, etc.)
Texas A&M doesn’t allow the athletes to use school insignia either.
Not sure if each school makes those decisions on their own or not.
Also, believe that athletes cannot do NIL deals that involve alcohol, smoking, banned substances, etc.
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cookie61
4y
Didn't one of Uva's MBB players do a shoe commercial while wearing his uniform?
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4y
Truth is the restriction will be school objection to trademark appropriation. Re: Hokiecentral.
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4y
they might be in a uniform that's similar colors to their team's, but it's not the actual stuff and you won't see a team logo
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4y
Also, I think that punk guard from uva wears his uva gear in his Good Feet commercial.
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4y
see who wins the highest bidder award.
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RJHokie
4y
not to shop at that store……
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4y
They're all poor on-screen personalities. Now, Frank being Frank was entertaining. Our guy!
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4y
House doesn’t do subway anymore anyway.
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4y
Curry's pretty bad, also.
Jared was okay...until...
Jared was okay...until...
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4y
Does anyone actually believe Life Wallet thinks that Nijel Pack will earn them at least $800k? Doubt it. However, by signing these large deals in a new landscape, they were plastered all over the news.
Case in point, I had never heard of Life Wallet until now.
That being said, as the NIL landscape grows, these companies will not be able to be in the news solely because of these deals. Life Wallet struck while the iron is hot.
Case in point, I had never heard of Life Wallet until now.
That being said, as the NIL landscape grows, these companies will not be able to be in the news solely because of these deals. Life Wallet struck while the iron is hot.
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4y
As to NIL ... let's see how many programs will benefit.
If small, how credible is an amateur championship that is a loaded deck with NIL? Even major professional sports seek to have some degree of parity for their franchise interest. What will happen with NIL when colleges look to charge their NIL recipients college tuition and royalty fees for using their platform? Will colleges look to their conferences to instill some parity for lesser NIL members like limiting scholarships for those who benefit from NIL? NIL is new ... will there be any future regulation on its use? For those financially supporting NIL, what happens if that individual underperforms on the field, gets injured, is arrested, the team does poorly or the NIL recipient is not media-friendly? Will this be a poor investment that's sustainable? As you can see NIL's future has lots of questions that likely will portend changes. So who knows for sure if NIL will produce National Championships in a sport and if this success will be as meaningful to consumers and fans as it is now. Oh well ... another National Championship ... so what! Where's my cell phone?
If small, how credible is an amateur championship that is a loaded deck with NIL? Even major professional sports seek to have some degree of parity for their franchise interest. What will happen with NIL when colleges look to charge their NIL recipients college tuition and royalty fees for using their platform? Will colleges look to their conferences to instill some parity for lesser NIL members like limiting scholarships for those who benefit from NIL? NIL is new ... will there be any future regulation on its use? For those financially supporting NIL, what happens if that individual underperforms on the field, gets injured, is arrested, the team does poorly or the NIL recipient is not media-friendly? Will this be a poor investment that's sustainable? As you can see NIL's future has lots of questions that likely will portend changes. So who knows for sure if NIL will produce National Championships in a sport and if this success will be as meaningful to consumers and fans as it is now. Oh well ... another National Championship ... so what! Where's my cell phone?
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fordham
4y
Leading to the destruction of college sports
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