Saunders Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Moiraine said: They’re somewhat similar. I don’t know what 100% similar means but they’re not that. The schools are making a lot of $ from the broadcast and using some of that $ to provide the scholarship players with free school and all the others with free food and an exercise program. They aren’t making sh** from a video game. There would also never be a video game if not for the TV broadcast of the actual players playing the game. In fact, the players would get absolutely nothing without the broadcast. They’d be no different than an intramural team. That is not exactly true. The schools are getting paid (CLC/NCAA Media rights fund), it's just not nearly the same amount of money. Whether or not there would be a team or not without TV doesn't really matter. The players likeness is being used to sell and market a product. Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Saunders said: That is not exactly true. The schools are getting paid (CLC/NCAA Media rights fund), it's just not nearly the same amount of money. Whether or not there would be a team or not without TV doesn't really matter. The players likeness is being used to sell and market a product. It does matter, because it makes the 2 things dissimilar in ways that I think are relevant. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Moiraine said: It does matter, because it makes the 2 things dissimilar in ways that I think are relevant. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Saunders said: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ What’s the confusion? Players get a s#!t ton more from the games being televised than they do from a video game that would not even exist without the games being televised. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Moiraine said: What’s the confusion? Players get a s#!t ton more from the games being televised than they do from a video game that would not even exist without the games being televised. They do, but it doesn't really matter when it comes to the argument of likeness use and player compensation. It's either allowed, or it's not. You can also argue that they are being taken advantage of way more by the TV networks than a game. The NCAA makes more via a single March Madness tournament than the entirety of the NCAA franchise game ever made. Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, Saunders said: They do, but it doesn't really matter when it comes to the argument of likeness use and player compensation. It's either allowed, or it's not. Player compensation doesn’t matter when it comes to player compensation? I’m talking about what the players get out of it. We could argue they don’t get enough but they are getting something from the broadcasts, and they’re the only reason they’re getting something. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 19 minutes ago, Moiraine said: Player compensation doesn’t matter when it comes to player compensation? I’m talking about what the players get out of it. We could argue they don’t get enough but they are getting something from the broadcasts, and they’re the only reason they’re getting something. The amount of compensation they receive is the same they got from the game, nothing. Scholarships, room and board, etc... those existed long before billion dollar TV contracts. Now, if you wanna argue about slides, game rooms, and all the extra fluff, sure, you can say that comes from TV money. But that doesn't really change the core argument of the use of likeness. Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I remember when the kids thought it was cool to be in the game. 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said: I remember when the kids thought it was cool to be in the game. Crazy that the Seniors who graduated this year were the first to never be in the game! Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, Saunders said: Crazy that the Seniors who graduated this year were the first to never be in the game! Ha. Never thought about that. I haven't played it in 4-5 years because my PS3 went to s#!t. Always meant to buy a used one at a Pawn shop or something, but never have done so. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, B.B. Hemingway said: Ha. Never thought about that. I haven't played it in 4-5 years because my PS3 went to s#!t. Always meant to buy a used one at a Pawn shop or something, but never have done so. I've been tempted to get a 360 for cheap, just so my son can play it. He does madden, but doesn't like the NFL as much. I might also try to win like 14 straight Natty's. 1 Quote Link to comment
DrunkOffPunch Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Cdog923 said: This is the worst take in the history of this message board. Congrats to Scotty for finally being off the hook, where ever he is. So $60 yearly for a game made by a company that yearly gets voted the worst company that had rather lackluster additions to the game, half of which had been on Madden for a year or two, is a good game to you? EA knew what was going to happen to the franchise and cut spending on it. People whine and complain about FIFA/Madden/NBA Live but act like the NCAA franchise was any different. If it was still around today it would just be ultimate team and loot crates. I’m not saying you couldn’t have fun playing it, but without a doubt it was a bad game. 1 Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Saunders said: I've been tempted to get a 360 for cheap, just so my son can play it. He does madden, but doesn't like the NFL as much. I might also try to win like 14 straight Natty's. Dynasty Mode was very important in my life when I was a youngster.... 3 Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, DrunkOffPunch said: So $60 yearly for a game made by a company that yearly gets voted the worst company that had rather lackluster additions to the game, half of which had been on Madden for a year or two, is a good game to you? EA knew what was going to happen to the franchise and cut spending on it. People whine and complain about FIFA/Madden/NBA Live but act like the NCAA franchise was any different. If it was still around today it would just be ultimate team and loot crates. I’m not saying you couldn’t have fun playing it, but without a doubt it was a bad game. Being that it was the only shot to see Nebraska win a National Title for the last 14 years of it's existence = Great game. I get your point. It was always my favorite game, but that probably had more to do with it being the only college football game available most of the time. Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 On a related note: When I was young (7-12) I would do the play-by-play of the game while I was playing it. Anybody else do that? 1 Quote Link to comment
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