Likeness & Image

[Steelhammer]

I am surprised this has not been brought up. Players being able to profit off likeness & image. Could this be gamechanger for UT?  SEC is not only one now.

 

[Coot]

I brought this up elsewhere but I still don't understand. Can a local car dealership put pictures of the team 2-deep up on the show room wall (not in uniform or with team logo) and give all those players a wad of cash every month? And if other local business owners (boosters) do the same, won't you just have a well paid team where high school players will want to come and play? That seems to me like it is now legal. Who determines how much NIL is worth? In the free market, NIL is worth what someone is willing to pay or some 10 people are each willing to pay.

 

[UTfish]

Looks to me like it's going to be a breeding ground for prima donnas. And it's not the kid's fault.

Just like Rome before the fall, no one really wants to physically fight, but we sure enjoy watching the gladiator's bloodshed and broken bones...(well, that morbid viewpoint should stir up some conversation, lol).

That being said, I  don't like the idea. I played for a chance to "prove my manhood", and it was fun. Now it's turning into a business way too early. 

 

[java]

I believe that UT sells more merchandise than any other school.  I would certainly think that it cannot hurt our players!