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  1. 1 hour ago, Blotto said:

    If its true that athletes already didnt have enough time to juggle school and class, than the extra demands on time that comes with 6 figure paychecks will likely exacerbate the problem.

    Players have plenty of time, it's just a matter of prioritizing and it's not a big deal. Some of you guys are acting like this stuff is new, it's not.

    Athletes have been juggling the demands of athletic life and sponsorships forever. And our guys aren't exactly starring in well-orchestrated and demanding commercial spots that require acting skills. It doesn't take long to post for some pictures in a football uniform that looks like it was pulled from a character generator in Madden '99 with "5" (or whatever!) as the identifying marker.

    Get all the creatives in line, bring in the guy for an hour, send him on his way. Have his agent/publicist/whoever fabricate whatever quotes you want to put on the poster. Bingo.

    How involved do you think Tom Brady is with the Subway ad?

    The boosters aren't paying all this money to fuck with the product on the field.

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  2. 3 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

    I got that, but it's going to cause a conflict between what the coaches need from them and what the money people want. Texas hasn't done a good job recently of evaluating players who live for battle and have a lot of guys who show up for the free ride and coast. With this now it'll be even more imperative you evaluate who wants to fight and who wants to cash out and coast. 

    That's not a problem with the University, that's a problem between players and coaches.

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  3. 8 minutes ago, Blotto said:

    I'll be most interested in how the money is divided up between sports. Does every UT athlete get a minimum, and then some sport's athletes more than others etc...? As this isnt in anyway a University affiliated initiative, I presume CFC isnt subject to any title IX concerns, but you know there will be some issues there. In a free market, an individual member of the womens rowing team wouldnt have the same NIL "value" of a football or hoops player. Will that turn into a shitshow, because Austin? Similar to the people arguing the WNBA players are woefully underpaid compared to the NBA players, but everyone with a brain knows the WNBA doesnt generate near the revenue that the NBA does but nobody gives a fuck about layups and set shots. 

    There's a reason the female former athlete is there. I doubt they're going to be caught flat-footed on that particular issues.

    The wimminz will be getting checks and they will enjoy them.

  4. 19 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

    Have you not read anything I've posted?  They're ALL scared.  

    OU and UT going to go into the SEC loaded with lunchpail, first-off-the-bus 3-stars who love the game!

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