Texas A & M Chancellor mr. Sharp

[PhillyBuff]

Am I reading this correctly? he says that Olympic Athletes at A & M can sell their signatures?http://espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp...johnny-manziel-other-players-able-profit-name yet Jeremy Bloom couldn't take ski endorsements.... I don't get it.... something is really wrong here.

 

[Buffnik]

It's hard to say without the context.

It wouldn't surprise me if a university president thought that Olympic athletes were still all considered "amateur athletes" just like college athletes are.

 

[Liver]

Am I reading this correctly? he says that Olympic Athletes at A & M can sell their signatures?http://espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp...johnny-manziel-other-players-able-profit-name yet Jeremy Bloom couldn't take ski endorsements.... I don't get it.... something is really wrong here.

because bloom played football, if i remember correctly (and given my addled state, i may not be remembering right).

 

[Johnny Juzang]

Still pissed at Judge Hale.

 

[Lt.Col.FrankSlade]

because bloom played football, if i remember correctly (and given my addled state, i may not be remembering right).

Yes, exactly.

If Bloom had been a skier, or a diver, or swimmer - participated in an olympic sport - it would have been different.

 

[leftybuff]

Basically if you are in a sport where your autograph is nearly without value, you can sell it. If in a sport that generates $$$ for the school and the NCAA, and therefore your signature might have value, you can't. Makes perfect sense.

 

[Lt.Col.FrankSlade]

Basically if you are in a sport where your autograph is nearly without value, you can sell it. If in a sport that generates $$$ for the school and the NCAA, and therefore your signature might have value, you can't. Makes perfect sense.

What makes perfect sense is there is absolutely no way to police this in the football / basketball realm. Therefore, the easiest solution is to outlaw it altogether.

If you allowed players to sell their jerseys, autographs, etc. - then schools with big money boosters will be lining up to "buy" players.

 

[Alfred91]

Slade's right, even though it's still bull****.

 

[Alfred91]

I always figured the reason that Bloom got ****ed is because schools like tOSU and Bama would line their kids up for some **** like ping pong endorsements and abuse the **** out of the system.

 

[Buffenuf]

I always figured the reason that Bloom got ****ed is because schools like tOSU and Bama would line their kids up for some **** like ping pong endorsements and abuse the **** out of the system.

Noooooooooo! Not Alabama! They would never abuse the system! Now, the Fuskers on the other hand, two words: Tractor Endorsements!

 

[DBT]

What makes perfect sense is there is absolutely no way to police this in the football / basketball realm. Therefore, the easiest solution is to outlaw it altogether.

If you allowed players to sell their jerseys, autographs, etc. - then schools with big money boosters will be lining up to "buy" players.

Not sure why guys like Vic Lombardi don't get this. He keeps arguing that if a kid can make money selling his autograph, he should do it. You are correct. This would open the door to even more corruption.