Matt Tait: At least three key questions remain on whether endorsements will be good for college sports
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Advertising opportunities will absolutely be a recruiting tool, but not for the reason people think.
The ad dollars you can pay in Wyoming are different than the ones you can pay in LA. So a kid going to USC will have more opportunities than one at Wyoming. For programs that are not close to larger media markets or larger, mainstream programs, it could hurt them in recruiting the elite talent. The flip side is that this could help programs that are in large media markets, but outside the P5. If you’re Rice, or Houston, or St. John’s, or San Diego State, you can offer more opportunities in your market than Iowa State or Utah can. That could change the P5 landscape significantly. It may be time for the Big XII to reconsider adding Houston, Memphis, Cincinnati and Tulane to the conference, as those schools could really capitalize on this if they are smart since they are each in decent sized local markets.
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@justanotherfan and there is the rub. What kind of endorsement opportunities will be available in New York and Los Angeles compared to Lawrence and Chapel Hill?
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College is about putting yourself in the best position for your adult/personal/professional life. That’s part of the choice. I know that was a big reason that I went to college where I went. If part of that happens to be endorsements, well, that’s part of the decision making process.
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There are alumni everywhere there, can’t that help or not?
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in Matt Tait: At least three key questions remain on whether endorsements will be good for college sports:
There are alumni everywhere there, can’t that help or not?
The alumni will probably be the ones who are opening a whole nother box of worms.
