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I guess I'm in the same boat as LibertyTurns on this one. I know of JF, know he's a talented actor (but he registered as a comedian initially in my mind), and am thrilled that he stopped by The Flats. But...I am not at all embarrassed that I couldn't give a rats-... about movie stars, movies and...

TL/DR; Most arguments for NIL are weak. One is not. It is enough. I'm conflicted about the whole thing because, like so many things in life, it's not a simple situation. Yes, I can see the argument that 'the schools make <insert large sums of revenue and pretend it is profit> dollars a year on...

I took Life-Saving instead, thinking I could avoid Drown-proofing and it could help me get a summer job. Turns out you have to do the same test _and_ you have to rescue someone who is trying to drown you. Bad idea. And I never got a Life Guard job either :(

Well, technically you get a paycheck for your job, which is being in the Army/Navy/AF. Just like a SA getting paid for their job if they go get one as an intern, landscaper, etc. Nothing stops SA's from working and getting paid, you just weren't able to make sports (and things like NIL directly...

Well, you are assuming that the schools will do it without the player's agreement. As far as I know, the school can do it on a player by player basis and it could be done at the request of the player. So, is it capitalism if a QB says to the school "Take my NIL and give 25% of it to the general...

That's true. Of course, the way big corporations work would require there to be > $250,000 of background work, meetings, marketing plans and other corporate bureaucracy to sign that $10,000 NIL contract. I think we'll see way more NIL work done at the small business level than with big corps...

Generalizations generally don't work ;) At best we might say "That's not how all marketing and sales work." I, for one, wanted a Braves jersey a couple of years ago. I didn't want a specific player jersey because I KNEW they'd likely be gone in three years or so. I looked through the...

So, on the average factory teams how many football players do you think will actually benefit from this? Five? Ten? Thirty? I'm guessing that this will really affect only the top elite players. Most of the locker room will still be 'chumps' making the elite guys rich.

That's a false-parallel. Perhaps you need to think more creatively. You could just as easily say "Ah. At least someone understands that it takes a team to win. I'm glad the system allows for the option of someone sharing the wealth." I know if I was a QB with a big NIL opportunity that I'd say...

Hmm. I agree that they aren't stupid. But, I'd argue that they are generally horribly inexperienced in business matters and subject to a lot of bad advice and potential exploitation. You think new NFL players get hosed by unscrupulous types. I wonder if Tech should provide a business consultant...

Thanks, it's a mash-up of CPJ quotes from 2008 when he took over the team, with a few different words for the different context :) But, that is what went through my mind when someone said "Gov. CPJ". I smiled on the inside to imagine how much freaking fun the press conferences would be!

AJC Reporter: "Governor Johnson, what do you think about MLB pulling the All-Star game from Georgia to influence the laws within the state?" Governor CPJ: "I think it’s kind of funny, actually. I don’t know how anyone even knows what that voting law is about. We haven’t had a single vote using...

I'm holding out to buy the first "007" jersey. With NIL a thing, we should just go ahead and let them go up to 999 so that you know who gets the money for the jersey.

I have always been a Curry fan. Have I wished he was faster? Heck yes! Take a tenth off his time (okay, maybe two tenths) and he would have been all-conference with his smarts, effort and leadership. It takes all kinds to win at football, and he played an important role on the team for sure. But...

I agree (of course.) I wasn't saying the GTAA should manage my tailgate (oh my! :oops: ) I'm just saying creating an environment that it is easier for the average Alex to get together with six other fans for a pre-game gathering without having to have a major in ISYE to juggle the logistics of...

I'm thinking 5 this year. The first two, Duke and two of the five-pack of Pitt, VT, UVA, BC, Thugs. If I had to guess I'd say we win NIU, Kenny State, Dook, The French, BC. Less than five will be a disappointment. More than 5 (and a bowl game) will be huge, but we'll have to beat either VT, Pitt...

So the ACC has 6 first rounders, none of whom came from ND. Can we all just say now that Miami is where talent goes to under-deliver? Or is it VT we should say that about?

Not so fast! I'm arguably old to some, and I did an end-zone dance last night after I was able to fully empty my bladder before bed. Woot! See, I can celebrate meaningless accomplishments just like the cool kids ;)

Thanks, but the comment on being embarrassed about what I do (38 years in the paper business) was super tongue in cheek. When I worked at a pulp mill and friends would comment on the way pulp mills smell I'd tell them "It smells better than the **** you'd have on you without it, and a bit like...

Lol. No, I'm quite serious. The explanation is pretty easy actually. Most of the middle-to-upper tier TP is made up heavily of Eucalyptus pulp. That comes from South America. There was a serious shipping container shortage already, and the cluster in the Suez put a lot of containers on the water...