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OTE, Ollie's Team, Signs first 2 players

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BigErnMcCracken said:
Shocked, absolutely shocked that UConn fans can’t let this go and sound like bitter babies. Thanks for the national championship, coach.

someone better get word to Ray that the Boneyard disapproves of his support for this endeavor.
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Lol it’s funny cuz it appears KO already anticipated those posters’ reactions with his message

Let this man live already
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Shocked, absolutely shocked that UConn fans can’t let this go and sound like bitter babies. Thanks for the national championship, coach.

someone better get word to Ray that the Boneyard disapproves of his support for this endeavor.
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Exactly. It’s really kind of sad and pathetic. He got us a ring. That means something.
 
Dean Wormer said:
Exactly. It’s really kind of sad and pathetic. He got us a ring. That means something.
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I root for him to succeed. As a motivator, cheerleader, father figure etc who knows the NBA, he can bring a ton of value to these kids. Running a big time college program with all the demands and requirements off the court was clearly not a good fit for him. This looks to be a much better fit, hopefully its given him his joy and purpose back. I make my KO jokes but I’d love to see him succeed in this and future roles.
 
tentoes4rings said:
I root for him to succeed. As a motivator, cheerleader, father figure etc who knows the NBA, he can bring a ton of value to these kids. Running a big time college program with all the demands and requirements off the court was clearly not a good fit for him. This looks to be a much better fit, hopefully its given him his joy and purpose back. I make my KO jokes but I’d love to see him succeed in this and future roles.
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I think most rational and fair minded fans feel the same. It’s the Taliban faction that won’t let it go.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Shocked, absolutely shocked that UConn fans can’t let this go and sound like bitter babies. Thanks for the national championship, coach.

someone better get word to Ray that the Boneyard disapproves of his support for this endeavor.
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I’m not bitter about anything I’m making fun of a dude who coached and recruited more with platitudes than anything else, especially in his last few years with the program.

Being happy he delivered us a chip and being able to rib his style can exist together, they aren’t mutually exclusive.
 
krinklecut said:
I’m not bitter about anything I’m making fun of a dude who coached and recruited more with platitudes than anything else, especially in his last few years with the program.

Being happy he delivered us a chip and being able to rib his style can exist together, they aren’t mutually exclusive.
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But the point is you can't let it go, just move on and ignore him instead of being a clown
 
ToolzieFan said:
Big pickup for OTE.

theathletic.com

Five-star Jalen Lewis, 16, signing with Overtime Elite: Sources

Lewis is the youngest prospect ever to turn pro in America. Lewis, 16, was born in 2005.
theathletic.com theathletic.com
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This idea sounded a half baked to me, but maybe it will take off. Do they know who they will play? Last I heard it was "a league" of one team.

NIL makes an interesting wrinkle. What enhances NIL more being in league OTE, or playing for a DI school?
 
WestHartHusk said:
This model is so dumb because once it produces a windfall it will die. Can you imagine the PR for this league when they inevitably end up in a dispute with a player that doesn't want to pony over millions because KO once took him on a bus trip to play a prep school?
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Actually they have a similar plan in MLB and it is working out for the investors.
Fernando Tatís Jr. was 18 years old, just a low-level prospect from the Dominican Republic trying to work his way up in the San Diego Padres farm system, when he made a financial deal that would impact his entire baseball career. And it wasn’t with the Padres.

Tatís signed a contract with Big League Advance, an unusual investment fund that pays minor-league players money up front in exchange for a share of their future MLB earnings.

Tatís, now 22 and widely viewed as one of the sport’s best young stars, today knows what those earnings will be. He agreed to a record-setting 14-year contract with the Padres on Wednesday night worth an eye-popping $340 million, the third-highest total in MLB history.

His new contract also creates a significant obligation for Tatís: to pay a sizable chunk of his new bounty—perhaps close to $30 million—to Big League Advance.

Tatís’s arrangement is the most high-profile payday yet for Big League Advance and the unorthodox financial instrument it has created.
 
Madmannsucks said:
Actually they have a similar plan in MLB and it is working out for the investors.
Fernando Tatís Jr. was 18 years old, just a low-level prospect from the Dominican Republic trying to work his way up in the San Diego Padres farm system, when he made a financial deal that would impact his entire baseball career. And it wasn’t with the Padres.

Tatís signed a contract with Big League Advance, an unusual investment fund that pays minor-league players money up front in exchange for a share of their future MLB earnings.

Tatís, now 22 and widely viewed as one of the sport’s best young stars, today knows what those earnings will be. He agreed to a record-setting 14-year contract with the Padres on Wednesday night worth an eye-popping $340 million, the third-highest total in MLB history.

His new contract also creates a significant obligation for Tatís: to pay a sizable chunk of his new bounty—perhaps close to $30 million—to Big League Advance.

Tatís’s arrangement is the most high-profile payday yet for Big League Advance and the unorthodox financial instrument it has created.
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Interesting, thanks for the share. It surprises me that he opted to go that route, especially since his dad had a successful MLB career.
 
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Madmannsucks said:
Actually they have a similar plan in MLB and it is working out for the investors.
Fernando Tatís Jr. was 18 years old, just a low-level prospect from the Dominican Republic trying to work his way up in the San Diego Padres farm system, when he made a financial deal that would impact his entire baseball career. And it wasn’t with the Padres.

Tatís signed a contract with Big League Advance, an unusual investment fund that pays minor-league players money up front in exchange for a share of their future MLB earnings.

Tatís, now 22 and widely viewed as one of the sport’s best young stars, today knows what those earnings will be. He agreed to a record-setting 14-year contract with the Padres on Wednesday night worth an eye-popping $340 million, the third-highest total in MLB history.

His new contract also creates a significant obligation for Tatís: to pay a sizable chunk of his new bounty—perhaps close to $30 million—to Big League Advance.

Tatís’s arrangement is the most high-profile payday yet for Big League Advance and the unorthodox financial instrument it has created.
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I get it for the minors guys.

But Tatis doing it surprised me since his dad played in the big leagues for a while and made some good money.
 
CL82 said:
This idea sounded a half baked to me, but maybe it will take off. Do they know who they will play? Last I heard it was "a league" of one team.

NIL makes an interesting wrinkle. What enhances NIL more being in league OTE, or playing for a DI school?
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I have no idea if OTE is actually viable. Getting a five star recruit is obviously good for them. I don’t know if the model has any chance to work, though.
 
ToolzieFan said:
I have no idea if OTE is actually viable. Getting a five star recruit is obviously good for them. I don’t know if the model has any chance to work, though.
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Not to mention players now being able to be compensated now as collegians. Have to imagine college for a year or two for a 5 star recruit looks much more appealing now than a venture like OTE.
 
tentoes4rings said:
Not to mention players now being able to be compensated now as collegians. Have to imagine college for a year or two for a 5 star recruit looks much more appealing now than a venture like OTE.
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Why? They are high school players-Look at the Mock draft with all the G leaguers getting drafted. These are players who went from HS to the G league.
 
Funny to see the Ollie-ism greatest hits on his IG page. #oteluv
 
tentoes4rings said:
Interesting, thanks for the share. It surprises me that he opted to go that route, especially since his dad had a successful MLB career.
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Who's his dad?
 
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the longer my time here, the moar i'm digging kevin ollie. so much so, that episode with him sportin those goofy capri/clamdigger/highwater fashion disaster pants fades further into the rear view mirror. rock on, KO, break stuff, and let the chips fall where they may.
there comes a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, lead on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and miseries. yeppers.
 
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Madmannsucks said:
Why? They are high school players-Look at the Mock draft with all the G leaguers getting drafted. These are players who went from HS to the G league.
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Right, and none of those G Leaguers were able to be compensated for their likeness and endorsements.
 
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