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Topic:  De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
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Ted Thompson
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  Message Not Read  De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/3/2021 3:08:26 PM 

Today, De’Montre Tuggle becomes the first Ohio University student-athlete to sign a monetary NIL deal. As part of new NIL guidelines, student-athletes may be compensated for the commercial use of their name, image, and likeness arising from their skills and accomplishments. 

“We’re thrilled to do our part to support NIL compensation for Ohio Bobcat athletes under the current NIL guidelines and look forward to other businesses joining us to do the same,” said Ted Thompson, Co-Manager of BobcatAttack.com and Ohio University alumnus. “I think I can speak for Bobcat fans across the country when I say we can’t wait to see student-athletes back doing what they love.” 

Founded in 2000 and operated by Ohio University alums Ted Thompson and Ryan Carey, BobcatAttack.com has been the go-to internet fan site for Ohio University sports fans to talk about their beloved Bobcats. 

“I’m extremely excited to work with BobcatAttack.com to promote their fan site,” said De’Montre Tuggle, Ohio University Football player. “I feel that this is an amazing opportunity to finally be able to benefit from name, image, and likeness and am hopeful that this is the start of something great as I head into my final season here in Athens.” 

“As businesses continue to explore what this means for them, it’s important to remember this is still about the student-athlete,” said Brad Konerman, NIL Consultant and Student-Athlete Advocate at 14fifty Partners, a consultancy brought in by BobcatAttack.com on the NIL deal and supported Tuggle in working with the athletic department at Ohio University. “NIL offers student-athletes opportunities to be compensated monetarily in ways previously not possible, but it is equally about deepening the relationships student-athletes have with their donor and fan bases to capitalize on marketable brand value.” 

Name, image, and likeness stories have topped the headlines of news outlets across the country for the last several weeks, culminating on July 1 when new guidelines became effective across the country.

“Athletes being compensated for their hard work on and off the field is long overdue. The new NIL laws are a great step forward and will be a positive for both the student-athletes and athletic programs,” said Ryan Carey, Co-Manager of BobcatAttack.com and Ohio University alumnus. 

# # # For more information related to this press release, please contact info@14fiftypartners.com # # # 

About De’Montre Tuggle: 

De’Montre Tuggle, age 22, enters the 2021 football season as a Redshirt Senior. Majoring in exercise physiology pre-physical therapy, Tuggle’s 2021 football season is primed to be his best. He has already received several prestigious pre-season honors which include 1st Team All-MAC preseason selections from Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. Through his career at Ohio, De’Montre has rushed for 1,047 yards and 17 touchdowns, averaging a remarkable 6.8 yards per carry.

 


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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/3/2021 7:09:28 PM 
Time to start clicking banner ads!
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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/4/2021 3:02:44 PM 
Good for the guys. This could get pretty exciting for the players, but like most things there will be some unintended consequences.
I’m looking forward to some really funny agreements coming from this.

Last Edited: 7/4/2021 3:57:37 PM by colobobcat66

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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/5/2021 11:47:21 AM 
Not to be too much of a dolt (at least I wasn't an oil tanker scow swabbie), but just what does this mean? What is the monetizing of bobcatattack and De'Montre and how will that work? Does the site get a cut or do we all now have to pay?

Naive questions maybe.


"All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano.

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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/5/2021 1:51:59 PM 
oldkatz wrote:
Not to be too much of a dolt (at least I wasn't an oil tanker scow swabbie), but just what does this mean? What is the monetizing of bobcatattack and De'Montre and how will that work? Does the site get a cut or do we all now have to pay?

Naive questions maybe.


I believe it means that all BA rice paddy grunts have to hock their war medals to finance Mr. Tuggle’s NIL payments.


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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/5/2021 5:26:23 PM 
Great to see BobcatAttack taking the initiative during these transformative times for collegiate athletics. I’m very excited to see what Mr. Tuggle is able to accomplish this season.


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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/5/2021 5:28:05 PM 
Pete Chouteau wrote:
Time to start clicking banner ads!


I have always found the advertisements on this site highly relevant and a huge driver for my consumer purchases!


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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/6/2021 8:47:28 AM 
oldkatz wrote:
Not to be too much of a dolt (at least I wasn't an oil tanker scow swabbie), but just what does this mean? What is the monetizing of bobcatattack and De'Montre and how will that work? Does the site get a cut or do we all now have to pay?

Naive questions maybe.


We are paying De'Montre to promote BobcatAttack.


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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/7/2021 2:35:34 PM 
I thought the first deal would come from the The Hole In The Wall.
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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/7/2021 5:20:16 PM 
Ted Thompson wrote:
oldkatz wrote:
Not to be too much of a dolt (at least I wasn't an oil tanker scow swabbie), but just what does this mean? What is the monetizing of bobcatattack and De'Montre and how will that work? Does the site get a cut or do we all now have to pay?

Naive questions maybe.


We are paying De'Montre to promote BobcatAttack.



Are NIL contracts and the amounts associated with them public information?

I can't tell from this article:

https://inf.news/en/world/6c33c530f4bb9be47383e086ea3a21b...

Last Edited: 7/7/2021 5:21:33 PM by Alan Swank

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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/8/2021 7:59:13 AM 

"American Top Team to offer $540K worth of NIL deals to Miami scholarship football players"

Sam Cooper
Tue, July 6, 2021, 2:34 PM·3 min read
The name, image and likeness era of college athletics is not even a week old, and we’ve already seen some significant deals struck. One that emerged out of the University of Miami on Tuesday falls into that category, especially for its unique — and lucrative — structure.

American Top Team, a South Florida-based MMA training company, has finalized its plans to offer NIL contracts to every scholarship football player for the Hurricanes. CaneSport.com first reported the deal, which is for all 90 of Miami’s current scholarship players.


Per CaneSport, the Miami Rivals.com affiliate, the players will be offered a $500 per month contract worth up to $6,000 per year to “endorse American Top Team through their social media accounts, personal appearances and other marketing vehicles.” If all 90 players were to accept the offer, the total investment from American Top Team would be in the range of $540,000.

"The NIL legislation is an amazing opportunity for businesses and fans to directly impact the lives of these players and the national reputation of our team," American Top Team founder Dan Lambert told CaneSport. "I originally planned to just enter into deals with a few players and then it hit me that there is a way bigger play here. With the right contacts, effort and financial commitment, we can reach every player and get this city firmly behind this team where it should be. We can bring back ‘The U.’"

Lambert — who is a huge Miami fan, clearly — created a marketing company to oversee the entire process and help the Miami players arrange these deals. Former Miami standout Kendrick Norton is involved in the effort, as is MMA star Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal is a Miami native who trains at American Top Team.
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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/8/2021 3:31:53 PM 
Not long until we have the wave of people hating on the ridiculous contracts that kids will get and when we lose players due to “better offers”.
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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/8/2021 10:38:48 PM 
Manny Diaz makes 3.1M, so players making 500 a month are really being underpaid. Good for them to see a little coin.
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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/9/2021 12:00:54 PM 
giacomo wrote:
Manny Diaz makes 3.1M, so players making 500 a month are really being underpaid. Good for them to see a little coin.


Let us not forget that is on top of full scholarships, room, board, cost of full tution, and cost of living set by each school. Not everyone will ever be paid the same, not how capitalism works or educational institutions or the real world. Let’s not even mention that Pell grants, economic need based federal aid and scholarships do not figure athletic grants in aid, so any of that money is an overage check.

There will be and always have been athletes who will take a pay cut from some institutions when their eligibility expires.

Last Edited: 7/9/2021 1:23:51 PM by BillyTheCat

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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/9/2021 12:49:32 PM 
BillyTheCat wrote:
giacomo wrote:
Manny Diaz makes 3.1M, so players making 500 a month are really being underpaid. Good for them to see a little coin.


Let us not forget that is on top of full scholarships, room, board, cost of full tution, and cost of living set by each school. Not everyone will ever be paid the same, not how capitalism works or educational institutions or the real world. Let’s not even mention that people grants, economic need based federal aid and scholarships do not figure athletic grants in aid, so any of that money is an overage check.

There will be and always have been athletes who will take a pay cut from some institutions when their eligibility expires.


Can you explain the overage check please?

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   Posted: 7/9/2021 1:22:42 PM 
Alan Swank wrote:
BillyTheCat wrote:
giacomo wrote:
Manny Diaz makes 3.1M, so players making 500 a month are really being underpaid. Good for them to see a little coin.


Let us not forget that is on top of full scholarships, room, board, cost of full tution, and cost of living set by each school. Not everyone will ever be paid the same, not how capitalism works or educational institutions or the real world. Let’s not even mention that Pell grants, economic need based federal aid and scholarships do not figure athletic grants in aid, so any of that money is an overage check.

There will be and always have been athletes who will take a pay cut from some institutions when their eligibility expires.


Can you explain the overage check please?



If you are from a poor background and qualify for a $5K Pell grant, and are on a full athletic scholarship, you still get the $5K Pell grant. So again, Pell Grants and other federally need based aid programs are NOT effected by an athletic scholarship. Now, a school can "discount" that grant, but they will not do so, because that is a recuriting disadvantage if another school is giving you the full credit of the athletic scholarship.

https://www.thelantern.com/2018/05/student-athletes-look-... /

Last Edited: 7/9/2021 1:24:06 PM by BillyTheCat

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  Message Not Read  RE: De’Montre Tuggle Becomes First Ohio University Student Athlete to Ink Monetary Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal
   Posted: 7/9/2021 5:28:28 PM 
Whatever. If the coaches can make millions, I'm glad the kids are seeing some money. Regarding players getting tuition and room and board, it's kind of like
working at a restaurant for only your meals. So if you take 85 football and 15 basketball players and put them on a campus of 15000, not a big cost to the university.
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