Does anyone have plans to use the upcoming NIL rights to get money to Michigan athletes?
I'm curious if anyone has any plans of doing anything. I would buy some of the players a sandwich if I ran into them at Jimmy Johns. (Would that be allowed?) Otherwise, I don't really think I'd start funneling money to players.
We also should get Brian to get players to do endorsements for MGoBlog. There could be a separate beveled guilt link to fund it.
October 29th, 2019 at 11:24 PM ^
I will put Charbonnet's face on a promotional egg
October 30th, 2019 at 8:25 AM ^
Fabergé Charbonnet.
October 30th, 2019 at 11:13 AM ^
I would put his face on a good bottle of cabernet sauvignon, may be Woodson can help us out there.
October 30th, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
Charbonnet Sauvignon, sure. But if you prefer white, then there should also be a Zach Chardonnay.
October 30th, 2019 at 12:42 PM ^
Watching the game with Big Sean, that's Marvin Gaye and Charbonnet
October 30th, 2019 at 4:04 PM ^
I was thinking a nice California Charbonnet would pair better with M tailgating.
October 29th, 2019 at 11:38 PM ^
I would promise to pay any 5 star recruit for the ability to use their name as my mgoblog handle. Makes me feel better and they get $ out of it.
October 29th, 2019 at 11:49 PM ^
Give me David DeJulius for Orange Julius and Franz (and Moe) Wagner for Lafontaine "The Family Deal"!
October 29th, 2019 at 11:57 PM ^
I'd wait to see what the NCAA's new rules look like first. I highly doubt they'll jump in with both feet. Likely the first pass will be extremely restrictive and force businesses and schools to work through them so they can regulate (read: profit off of) it. It'll slowly get beat back with lawsuits and public pressure, but it'll be a while before an individual can simply write a check to a player, IMO.
October 30th, 2019 at 12:26 AM ^
I'd donate to an MGoLikeness fund but the reporting on what the NCAA is doing is getting waaaay out over its skis.
October 30th, 2019 at 12:34 AM ^
I’ll totally donate all my MGoPoints to top fifty players to all come here
October 30th, 2019 at 1:19 AM ^
They should definitely do the "signing of the stars" and make it ppv.
October 30th, 2019 at 4:05 AM ^
This issue is being taken too far.
October 30th, 2019 at 5:01 AM ^
Yes. I’m seeing what I have available on my Discover card right now.
October 30th, 2019 at 6:13 AM ^
I’m very excited to see how we can combine this with the transfer portal.
October 30th, 2019 at 6:16 AM ^
i think i should sell the naming rights to our cattle, and we can call them our favorite michigan players names. maybe put a number on them. with echoes of keith jackson in your head (i hear he's fine, living in pasadena, and damn any rumors to the contrary) as he announces, 'look at those big uglies, driving for the hay wheel! he's at the fence post, now past the gate, he leaps, touchdown!!'
October 30th, 2019 at 8:30 AM ^
From the NCAA’s rulebook:
No two players of the same team shall participate in the same down wearing identical numbers.
I see two #4, so the TD is going to be called back.
October 30th, 2019 at 10:08 AM ^
Very funny.....however, different uniforms, black angus v. Red angus.
i think we found John o'neils mgoblog account...
October 30th, 2019 at 10:10 AM ^
That is just plain mean.
BTW, the red cow in the back left of the picture has number 0. Also, illegal to have a number that starts with 0.
October 30th, 2019 at 10:18 AM ^
I thought you were pretty funny
October 30th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
Give him a break. His username clearly shows he's colorblind.
October 31st, 2019 at 12:16 AM ^
That might be too many men on the field...for both teams.
October 30th, 2019 at 6:43 AM ^
I’m planning on paying the Brazilian Model on the Women’s Basketball team to be my egg donor.
October 30th, 2019 at 7:18 AM ^
With your rapier wit, you better save up for a surrogate, too.
October 30th, 2019 at 7:16 AM ^
Surely many of us will buy jerseys that will finally result in players actually getting money for their names.
October 30th, 2019 at 7:38 AM ^
In order to take full advantage of this new rule it absolutely has to be a part of the recruiting process in making offers, however I know that is exactly what the NCAA wants to avoid. JH being JH, I get the feeling he is not willing to blatantly break the rules, which unfortunately means we'll be a step behind the Clemsons & Bamas of the world who will do this. I hope I'm wrong however and we get someone on this ASAP to coordinate making connections between recruits and potential advertisers.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
This seems like a legitimate fear. That's why we need MGoBlog to facilitate it.
October 30th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
Does it though? If we pay big bucks to the current players, we can point at them while recruiting and achieve the same effect.
October 30th, 2019 at 8:07 AM ^
MGoBlog apparel with name and likeness of every player - fun stuff with the player actually designing his own T-shirt. Priced at $100 each ... profit goes directly to the players.
October 30th, 2019 at 8:30 AM ^
But will they be Armani shirts? Asking for a friend.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:14 AM ^
Can't afford it.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:55 AM ^
I don't think the players have to necessarily design it themselves (they can) but t-shirts featuring MGoBlog-isms and players seems like a good idea. And this may as well be done as a real business where both MGoBlog and the player profit and sell the t-shirts at normal prices.
I would like a shirt with DPJ in the Paul Bunyan pose.
October 30th, 2019 at 8:30 AM ^
Yes - at each home game we need to organize a post-game tailgate party where players can come provide autographs, selfies, etc. Players could rake it in, especially those that had a fantastic game. 5000 autographs/selfies x $50 = $250,000 potential payout per game x 7 home games is a $1.75 million payout. Talk about fan / player engagement !
October 30th, 2019 at 9:12 AM ^
Spanellis pancakes at Denny's.
October 30th, 2019 at 10:57 AM ^
Spanellis Combo: Pancakes, Spam, and Eggs
October 30th, 2019 at 9:24 AM ^
Do you have any idea how much free shit scholarship athletes get? What would a player be eating at Jimmy John's when they could be eating their meals prepared by team chefs? Are you really that clueless to how pampered Div I players are?
This post is virtue signaling mixed with ignorance and a healthy dose of douchebaggery.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:36 AM ^
Speaking of a healthy dose of douchebaggery...
BTW, they'd be eating at Jimmy John's for the same reason they'd be eating at Circle K.
Stephen Spanellis@Big_Spanellis78
Circle K hot dog and slurpee and hot dog for dinner cause I earned it #celebrateallwins
October 30th, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
That's the kind of meal that makes you immediately need to shit once you hit 40.
October 31st, 2019 at 12:28 AM ^
Was gonna say that the jalapenos are larger than the hot dog.
I tell ya though, me and Stephen both like our hot dogs with jalapenos. But I would definitely add ketchup, onions and relish to that mofo. The acidity will make your eyelids sweat so good.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:48 AM ^
Its not free if you have to participate in a CTE inducing activity to get it.
I also get professional education, occasional food, and healthcare. I also get paid.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:59 AM ^
I would buy you a sandwich, too, but I don't like to feed the trolls.
October 30th, 2019 at 3:27 PM ^
Funny you say this on the very same day as this Free Press article, with the following quote:
For Schoonmaker personally, any added compensation would go toward his grocery budget.
"For most of the guys, too," he said. "We’re always hungry. It just helps during the week with being able to eat some more, have more money for that.
So...
October 30th, 2019 at 9:45 AM ^
I plan to start a GoFundMe to buy any pictures of M celebrating a future win over OSU.
October 30th, 2019 at 9:49 AM ^
I think JH has probably had people looking into how we can take advantage of this already. I think of this similarly to trips across seas for the team. He found a way to provide a perk and recruiting tool that other schools weren't doing and took advantage of the Michigan money cannon. I bet we won't be far behind, or behind at all, other schools in order to gain commitments from top recruits by *exploiting* the new rules.
October 30th, 2019 at 10:25 AM ^
Do they take box tops?
October 30th, 2019 at 11:24 AM ^
TRIP program? I'd be nice to get 5% back on my daughter's tuition for a donation made to Dylan McCaffrey.
October 30th, 2019 at 12:07 PM ^
Seems easy...
Any top recruit names Jimmy or John gets percentage of local Jimmy John's sales. Likewise for names like McDonald's, Burger, King, Taco (Charlton would have loved this), Bell (does not apply to Ronnie since he is already here) and on and on.
Just think of the possibilities if there is ever a top recruit named Ann or Arbor!
October 30th, 2019 at 12:51 PM ^
I'm looking forward to loading up on Shea Patterson's first product endorsement:
Shea Butter Fingers & Hand Lotion
"Say goodbye to dry hands ... and the football!"
\s
October 30th, 2019 at 2:41 PM ^
This is not allowing players to profit off their likeness. It's allowing them to BENEFIT off their likeness. A key distinction because the benefits have to be tethered to education. No cash/money allowed.
Essentially, this is pointless. From the NCPA:
"Please dismiss headlines about NCAA allowing player compensation for name, image, & likeness. The vote authorizes “benefits” not compensation. It’s said in the spring such benefits must be “tethered to education” (not cash). Another NCAA stall tactic & failure to lead."