College Basketball 2021-2022

[physicsfactor]

Yeah, I think Walmart is still more likely to pay for the endorsement of a Duke player. They want endorsements with national scope. I mean, what does the endorsement of an Arkansas player get them? More locals going to Walmart?

ETA: phrased that backwards originally. It's the endorsement OF a Duke player. Not Walmart endorsing a Duke player.

It gets the boosters - in this case Waltons - the player they want on their favorite team. This is coming from the traditional booster perspective - not a business perspective. ROI would be measured by wins, not $$$.

I’m not suggesting this will definitely happen. I’m just thinking about how certain programs with big money boosters could skirt pay-for-play rules.

 

[rome8180]

That makes sense, and it will probably happen. Just not sure if it will outweigh what Duke can get you.

Maybe Ken Jeong and Ron Lowe can create a shell company, backed by tech billionaire Duke alums, to funnel millions to Duke players.

 

[rome8180]

I do have to say, as much as I tend to hate anything even tangentially related to Duke Men's Basketball (and especially the Twitter account), they're doing a great job of both jumping on it early and killing it out of the gate on social media. Pretty exciting, really.

This means there's nothing stopping players from signing shoe deals while in college, right? Gotta be the first to have someone with a signature shoe while they're still playing in college.

Also, curious if they got Kyrie to record anything. The ultimate alumni wild card.

This feels kind of extreme. While I recognize they can get silly with their emoji usage and the attempts to present themselves as cool, the level of work they put into video production is still unlike anything other programs do. And I do think it's a real recruiting advantage. For that alone, I like it.

Also, when they do make a truly great video (like some of their Phantom Cam and Mini-Movies and Duke-UNC hype videos), it's like porn for even the most jaded fan.

 

[Pantone287]

Maybe Ken Jeong and Ron Lowe can create a shell company, backed by tech billionaire Duke alums, to funnel millions to Duke players.

This feels kind of extreme. While I recognize that they are big Duke fans, it almost seems like you're exaggerating to the point of absurdity for comedic effect.

 

[rome8180]

I don't think it was nearly as ridiculous of me to assume that there was some seriousness in your statement. There's a years-long history of people here bashing the DMBB social media people.

 

[deeyoukayeee]

I'm guessing in the end it will be shoe companies who simply take the under the table payments and place them in plain sight (and without all the leakage to middlemen) who will continue to call the shots. There could be the odd super alum - I doubt it would be the Waltons, but T. Boone Pickens did give 100mm+ to OSU - and perhaps some regionally insane fan bases - KY and Bama maybe - but consistently pumping huge amounts of dollars would seem to be most suited to those who will earn a return. They can simply afford to do more. I hope Duke remains a Nike darling (Zion and Kyrie should help there), and I kind of think they will, as Oregon is, well, Oregon, and Phil Knight has to die soon. In that respect, Maryland may also be a huge beneficiary due to the Under Armor connection.

Another avenue are agencies that invest in a thin veneer of 'NIL' in order to sign the players later to recoup the money. K needs to be in LeBron/Klutch's ear about this. Unless the Ivies or more ominously, Stanford, decide to bring it heavy, we've got to be better positioned on multiple fronts to run this shit.

Lot of pressure on Scheyer, but it is my understanding that Jews are excellent at the business end of things. Maybe the perfect hire.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

We need Tim Cook to do the right thing and finally care more about Duke athletics than equal rights for himself.

 

[DrKlahn]

Melinda Gates ‘bout to come into some money

 

[rhfarmer]

This is gonna get wild.

All the car dealerships that "loaned" cars to players can just sponsor them now. All the cash handshakes will be endorsement deals with the local Mail Boxes Etc and Tropica Smoothie Cafe.

It gone get crazy.

 

[Dukenation12]

Gonna be beyond crazy….

And one has to believe the best brand in college sports should definitely be one the the top schools to benefit most from it.

 

[rome8180]

I belief it.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Gonzaga can become the elite brand in college basketball. Like a twisted, better version of Notre Dame football, they’re able to schedule a marquee non-conference slate to boost their resume, while using their conference schedule for experimentation and rest before the NCAAT. To their credit, there are plenty of teams in trash conferences who haven’t come anywhere close to pulling this off.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

The ACC Champs lose a key piece.

 

[rome8180]

Good. Hated that guy.

 

[rhfarmer]

Please post his position on mock drafts!

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

A very good guard who carried his team to the Sweet Sixteen will return to a school that will hardly ever play on national TV, in contrast with DJ Steward, who carried nothing and whose team accomplished nothing, giving zero consideration to returning to the most prominent program in the country.

 

[rome8180]

Alvarado was tiny, right? I really don't see the need for him or Moses Wright in the NBA.

Granted, Alvarado had already stayed 4 years. So you can't fault him too much.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Yep, this guy is also at least slightly better than DJ Steward.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

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