OT - NCAA vs EA Sports

[msualohadog]

My son plays football for another school in D1. He has been excited and following the Ed O'Bannon class action lawsuit. He received his class action packet to submit for using his likeness. Payout is $26 -$256 for using his likeness, depending upon how many athletes return the submitted the paperwork. Granted, he was only a freshman and 4 yr players could get upwards of $1500. Regardless, this is just sad....

NCAA = $millions
EA sports = $millions
Lawyers = $millions
NCAA athlete = $26 to $256

Thought it was interesting and shareworthy.

 

[00Dawg]

Well, when you take millions and divide by thousands of players, you get $26 to $256 each. Since the NCAA and EA Sports are organizations, the only individuals getting rich off this are the lawyers.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

I read somewhere (maybe it was Shane Matthews?) that most athletes aren't really behind this- playing as themselves in the game was worth way more than a few hundred bucks to most of them.

I'd feel the same way, IF it meant that the game would be no more. Which is the case here.

 

[patdog]

the only individuals getting rich off this are the lawyers.

That's usually the way lawsuits work.

 

[00Dawg]

Preach it.

 

[johnson86-1]

I read somewhere (maybe it was Shane Matthews?) that most athletes aren't really behind this- playing as themselves in the game was worth way more than a few hundred bucks to most of them.

I'd feel the same way, IF it meant that the game would be no more. Which is the case here.

Plus at the college level, I think very few players have any draw to most purchasers of the video games. Outside of stud QB's, RB's, and WR's, most purchasers of the game probably didn't care that teams other than their team were particularly accurate. Maybe purchasers wanted to see the most notorious defensive players like a CLowney. I would bet even most people here couldn't name 3 wide receivers off of every SEC west team.

 

[maroonmania]

My son plays football for another school in D1. He has been excited and following the Ed O'Bannon class action lawsuit. He received his class action packet to submit for using his likeness. Payout is $26 -$256 for using his likeness, depending upon how many athletes return the submitted the paperwork. Granted, he was only a freshman and 4 yr players could get upwards of $1500. Regardless, this is just sad....

NCAA = $millions
EA sports = $millions
Lawyers = $millions
NCAA athlete = $26 to $256

Thought it was interesting and shareworthy.

Personally, if I was a college athlete, having a popular game out that had my likeness and jersey number built into it would be worth way more than a couple of hundred bucks given to me with no game.

 

[CookieMonster.sixpack]

This absolutely true. I'd guess more than 75% of college football players are disappointed that the game is no longer produced each year.

All these athletes and media people clamoring to pay the players should take a breath and ask what else they might lose when they make the switch from student-athlete to employee? I'm guessing it's a bit more than a video game likeness.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

If your son and Ed

Feel they have been exploited and unfairly compensated, they should start their own professional league. That way they can get paid what they are truly worth apart from having a school name on their chest.