Players are finally getting paid for old 'NCAA Football' games.

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I don't remember exactly how but I believe Sam Keller was involved (part of one of the lawsuits?) in all of this somehow and I vividly remember a friend of mine saying "I know he was our QB but if he ruin's NCAA (the video game) I'll hate him until the day I die."

I believe Sam Keller is the one who started the first lawsuit. Out of the millions in the settlement he only got something like 15 thousand.

Keller and Ed O'Bannon from UCLA.

IMO these two had dreams of the NFL and NBA and when those flamed out they used this as their way of hopefully getting s big payday. I don't think either really cared about their "likeness"

Their lack of success in the professional sports world probably did have something to do with their pursuit of the lawsuit. However, if it wasn't those two, it would've been someone else eventually. As much as I loved and enjoyed the games, I think it's ridiculous that the athletes weren't getting anything despite being virtually represented in a video game.

Eh, it's no different than them not getting paid for being on TV, but nobody wants to slay that sacred cow.

Probably depends on perspective, but I don't view playing a sport on TV as something you inherently deserve payment for. Even broadcasters don't get paid for "being on TV." They get paid for the personality and information they relay through TV. The TV is just a medium, even though I do believe players deserve a share of the profits.

 

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I don't remember exactly how but I believe Sam Keller was involved (part of one of the lawsuits?) in all of this somehow and I vividly remember a friend of mine saying "I know he was our QB but if he ruin's NCAA (the video game) I'll hate him until the day I die."

I believe Sam Keller is the one who started the first lawsuit. Out of the millions in the settlement he only got something like 15 thousand.

Keller and Ed O'Bannon from UCLA.

IMO these two had dreams of the NFL and NBA and when those flamed out they used this as their way of hopefully getting s big payday. I don't think either really cared about their "likeness"

Their lack of success in the professional sports world probably did have something to do with their pursuit of the lawsuit. However, if it wasn't those two, it would've been someone else eventually. As much as I loved and enjoyed the games, I think it's ridiculous that the athletes weren't getting anything despite being virtually represented in a video game.

Eh, it's no different than them not getting paid for being on TV, but nobody wants to slay that sacred cow.

Probably depends on perspective, but I don't view playing a sport on TV as something you inherently deserve payment for. Even broadcasters don't get paid for "being on TV." They get paid for the personality and information they relay through TV. The TV is just a medium, even though I do believe players deserve a share of the profits.

The sports networks are selling ad time directly related to showing the performance of the kids on TV. I can't go shoot video of you or an interview and use it for my branding without a model release and your permission. The exception to the rule is journalism (ie. your TV news), and that's the guise that's being used to broadcast games on TV. But if that's the case, then ESPN should be able to go set up a camera without having to pay billions of cameras for exclusive rights.

It's more clear cut than someone creating a generic character model that represents a person, but nobody wants to see the TV broadcasts go away.

 

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It would be awesome if this made it possible for the game to come back. I have a buddy who played for Nebraska his freshman year of college (2008) and should've started over O'Hanlon, as he was 10x the athlete but didn't "know the system" front, back and sideways like Bo required the starters to do, so long story short, he quit the team after that year but that's besides the point. I haven't had a chance to talk to him in detail about it but he received $85 and change for his "likeness", which he thinks is laughable and I agree with. The article makes it seem like players are getting these fat checks but how much of that is the reality of the situation? I doubt the majority are getting thousands of dollars each.

M A S O N W A L D ?

Who?

 

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I don't remember exactly how but I believe Sam Keller was involved (part of one of the lawsuits?) in all of this somehow and I vividly remember a friend of mine saying "I know he was our QB but if he ruin's NCAA (the video game) I'll hate him until the day I die."

I believe Sam Keller is the one who started the first lawsuit. Out of the millions in the settlement he only got something like 15 thousand.

Keller and Ed O'Bannon from UCLA.

IMO these two had dreams of the NFL and NBA and when those flamed out they used this as their way of hopefully getting s big payday. I don't think either really cared about their "likeness"

Their lack of success in the professional sports world probably did have something to do with their pursuit of the lawsuit. However, if it wasn't those two, it would've been someone else eventually. As much as I loved and enjoyed the games, I think it's ridiculous that the athletes weren't getting anything despite being virtually represented in a video game.

Eh, it's no different than them not getting paid for being on TV, but nobody wants to slay that sacred cow.

Probably depends on perspective, but I don't view playing a sport on TV as something you inherently deserve payment for. Even broadcasters don't get paid for "being on TV." They get paid for the personality and information they relay through TV. The TV is just a medium, even though I do believe players deserve a share of the profits.

The sports networks are selling ad time directly related to showing the performance of the kids on TV. I can't go shoot video of you or an interview and use it for my branding without a model release and your permission. The exception to the rule is journalism (ie. your TV news), and that's the guise that's being used to broadcast games on TV. But if that's the case, then ESPN should be able to go set up a camera without having to pay billions of cameras for exclusive rights.

It's more clear cut than someone creating a generic character model that represents a person, but nobody wants to see the TV broadcasts go away.

I don't necessarily disagree with you. The biggest issue is that TV has changed greatly during the last several decades (access, ads, profit-sharing), and the players driving the revenue don't see a dime for it. But, I still think there are differences in the two situations. Though, like I said, I do believe college athletes deserve some kind of financial compensation for being on TV, but that's an argument for another thread.