Post Your Worst NIL Endorsements Here

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by herb.burdette, Jul 1, 2021.

  1. Duck70

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    Nbd just the co-founder of the world's most iconic apparel company and the designer of all the best Jordan's signing an Oregon Duck
    :unclephil:
     
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  2. Tiffin

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    6 figures is wild. Not undeserved. Just wild.
     
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  3. Handcuffed

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    Thibodeaux is both an amazing football player and has the personality/intelligence to be a star

    if he stays healthy, he should make himself a ton of money outside of football
     
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  4. DistantFactor

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    Didn’t think I needed a name change until I saw this. DistantOverlord has a nice ring to it.
     
  5. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    I've seen "distance was a factor" on here for a while. What is the origin story of that? Something a 'croot said?
     
  6. Butthead

    Butthead narmas, narmas

    i still need kayvon's thoughts on the passing of john mcaffee, of whom he said he was a big fan
     
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  7. DistantFactor

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    Was a running joke for a long time on how we were always a recruits favorite school but didn’t commit because they lived to far from Eugene. This sentiment was distilled down to a running joke among us ducks as distance was a factor.
     
  8. The Blackfish

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    Every 5* 2008-2012 recruit from Florida, Georgia or Texas would have gone to Oregon but for that damn distance.
     
  9. DUCKMOUTH

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    No way. They are just dumb athletes who should shut up and be grateful they get to go college.
     
  10. buy_dont_lease

    buy_dont_lease Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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    I don’t speak for herb.burdette but I don’t think that was his point at all. I took it to be an observation/concern that the magnitude of the paychecks these kids receive may be dramatically higher than when herb waited tables or when I worked the pool grill at the country club that one summer. These kids could be looking at 5 and 6 figure compensation models, and if they are paid as contractors there will be no tax withholding. I hope there is some framework in place to protect and advise these athletes about how taxes work and what they need to do to protect themselves, but I have a feeling we will see stories of kids getting in trouble. I’m guessing this will fall to schools/ADs.

    None of the above should be construed as an argument against NIL.
     
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  11. DUCKMOUTH

    DUCKMOUTH People don’t you know, don’t you know
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    Oh I agree and getting a 1099 is certainly different than W2. Actors who make a lot of money quickly have this happen too.

    Im sure the universities will have a staff member to help with this. At least they should. If I was an AD at a school this would be a priority.
     
  12. IrishLAX2

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    This really puts the NCAA in an interesting position. Boosters can openly take advantage of paying players now, and nobody is going to take the NCAA’s side if they try to act. They’ve lost too much clout with the media and general public at this point.
     
  13. CaneKnight

    CaneKnight FSU Private Board's Fav Poster
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    “These blacks better pay their taxes. No free rides for them”
     
  14. DUCKMOUTH

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    I like the idea of a car dealer giving a player a car for some commercials or something.

    I think one thing that may happen is some players will be underpaid for their endorsements. Like here is 1000 bucks for something that their time and likeness to endorse would be worth more. I haven’t read the rules, but can these players have representation like an agent or manager?
     
  15. CF3234

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    Yes they can
     
  16. DUCKMOUTH

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    well that’s a plus. Some of these agents are sharks, but at least someone is protecting the athletes value and making sure they maximize their earnings.
     
  17. NoNatty

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    These players just need to set up LLCs and elect to be taxed as S-Corps like every other normal American.
     
  18. DUCKMOUTH

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    New position at universities. Associate Athletic Director of Tax Reporting
     
  19. wes tegg

    wes tegg I'm a Guy's guy, guys.
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    Good.
     
  20. DUCKMOUTH

    DUCKMOUTH People don’t you know, don’t you know
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    Read this morning that Bama has hired a financial advisor for student athletes. I’m sure most if not all universities will do the same. You can use ours or get your own, but at least someone is there.
     
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  21. herb.burdette

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    Yes, I have been in favor of an Olympic model of amateurism since O’Bannon filed suit a decade ago.

    The only point on this tax discussion is that it has potential to trip up a lot of athletes who aren’t going to save the cash when tax comes due.
     
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  22. herb.burdette

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    Pete Rose spent jail time for failure to disclose autograph income. Lindsay Vonn had the IRS file a seven figure tax lien against her.

    It’s going to happen to some of these kids.

    That is literally the only point raised.
     
  23. IanBoyd

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    [​IMG]
     
  24. cdaysker

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  25. RockHardJawn39

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    RBY is in the top 5 of college athletes for social media followers. What's his first endorsement?

     
  26. wes tegg

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    That can’t be right with 22k followers.
     
  27. RockHardJawn39

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    Check his insta

     
  28. Tangman

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    135k wouldn’t place him in the top 5

    Also it appears that barstool was his first endorsement
     
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  29. RockHardJawn39

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    Someone posted the list the other day.

    Maybe it was just b1g?
     
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  30. Tangman

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    could definitely be. Just know I saw a list that had rattler, the twins from Fresno, Olivia dunne, and Paige bueckers all over 250k followers
     
  31. Shawn Hunter

    Shawn Hunter Vote Corey Matthews for Congress
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    How the fuck does this guy have so many followers?
     
  32. CaneKnight

    CaneKnight FSU Private Board's Fav Poster
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    It’s penn state u know that school is weird
     
  33. jac3672

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  34. Boo MFer!

    Boo MFer! No longer a cog in some powerhouse machine
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    Lol for those that don’t know, this place plays the national anthem every day at Noon and the whole restaurant (staff and patrons) stand and salute the flag waving on the televisions.

     
  35. bertwing

    bertwing check out the nametag grandma
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    I fucking love Burks. Didn’t do any camps before coming to Ark to help his ranking, and is just an unreal talent perfectly content with fishing and hunting and playing football.
     
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  36. CF3234

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    It’s a company founded by a bunch of former military members who clearly are proud of the fact they served. Not sure why that’s something that should be mocked, but do you.
     
  37. wes tegg

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    Shareef O'Neal has 2.7 million instagram followers.
     
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  38. Boo MFer!

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    :roll:
     
  39. ned's head

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    Noted um alum lebron james

     
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  40. Corch

    Corch My son got the Denver Nuggets jeans
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    LeBron James is going to have a career earning of a $1Billion at the end of this year. $700million OFF THE COURT.

    No better place to brand yourself than Cleveland State University. #GoVikings
     
  41. Wicket

    Wicket Fan: ND, PSV, Pool FC, Cricket, Urquel, Dog Crew
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    And here i thought meineke was the place to make yourself into a brand
     
  42. southlick

    southlick "Better Than You"
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  43. VaxRule

    VaxRule Mmm ... Coconuts
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    The white supremacy website is paying these guys $10,000? They better get that cash up front and call them out for their shittiness.
     
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  44. dump

    dump TMB’s premier expert on women’s CBB
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    thats quite a generalization of a small subsection of the website

    like basing all of TMB based on the Game of Thrones board. Do we all like shitty scifi fanfiction??
     
  45. VaxRule

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    TexAgs encourages literal Nazis to post on their website. Fuck that website and fuck you for defending them in two different threads.
     
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  46. Lip

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    Do better
     
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  47. steamengine

    steamengine I don’t want to press one for English!
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  48. IHHH

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    What a shitshow
     
  49. IHHH

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    imagine how much money poopers could’ve made, what a missed opportunity
     
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  50. herb.burdette

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    Woodson would have had retirement-level savings before he even hit the NFL.
     
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