Mello219

August 31st, 2023 at 12:15 PM ^

Wasn’t making a hype video at all for the season opener. I’ve been working nonstop at Disney due to some personal reasons had to take off 3 months last year so had to make up a ton of time. Ive been traveling through Spain France and Italy at the moment where I actually had some time to work on a season opener  video while moving from city to city on our bus (not the most ideal place to do editing but it worked) 

Don

August 31st, 2023 at 12:50 PM ^

Speaking of "improper benefits" I just came across this item about NFL HOFer Hugh McElhenny, who was an All American RB at the University of Washington in 1949-1951:

"After denying rumors for decades, in 2004 McElhenny confirmed that he received improper financial benefits from the University of Washington during his time there, which included a $300 monthly check. Per NCAA rules, the most a college can offer an athlete is a summer job and a scholarship covering boarding and tuition. A popular (albeit usually jocular) spin on the rumor was that McElhenny essentially took a pay cut when he left the university to play for the 49ers. This was not entirely untrue; all payments accounted for, including legitimate ones, McElhenny claimed he and his wife received a combined $10,000 a year while at Washington—with the 49ers, his rookie salary was worth $7,000."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny

$10K a year in 1951 was a good chunk of change. 

Bag men are not a myth, and they've been around for longer than most of us here have been alive.

rob f

August 31st, 2023 at 6:44 PM ^

Normally I'd delete a thread (such as this one) hyping a hype video once the actual hype video had it's own thread.  But not this time, since Seth and others posted some of their own interesting videos within this pre-hype thread.

Carry on...