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- vicsvenge, on 07/13/2009, -3/+52They do get paid.
It's called a free education. - trafficlight, on 07/13/2009, -4/+44Honestly, who gives a *****?
- efreeman, on 07/13/2009, -3/+39Do the announcers praise everything Tebow does? Because that's his most noticeable accessory in real life.
- brim4brim, on 07/13/2009, -0/+32How can they be done for equipment likeness. That seems just stupid.
- bigsheldy, on 07/13/2009, -0/+24I don't get it...they don't have the names, what's the big deal? They're trying to make it what it looks like on TV...if a guy wears armbands then they should be able to put that in the game. Are they supposed to just make up attributes and player numbers and have a completely different roster than what the school has in real life?
- mjk340, on 07/13/2009, -1/+23they go to school for free and colleges are constantly getting busted for giving them free ***** above and beyond scholarship money. they're getting a pretty good deal
- FirstCuts, on 07/13/2009, -3/+23Actual announcing is replaced by smooching noises any time Tebow has the ball.
- TheRedLemon, on 07/13/2009, -2/+21Tebow's arms are nowhere near that jacked
- vicsvenge, on 07/13/2009, -0/+18I've about had enough of not being able to play my favorite players in college football games. I wish NCAA would drop that stupid clause from their contract with EA.
- JohnnyDIGGme, on 07/13/2009, -1/+16I doubt any of these players are complaining that they're in the game. I'm sure they love it,
- fleyinberdy, on 07/13/2009, -0/+8They could make up the schools' names, too, and call it a wrap.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -2/+10I wouldn't go so far as to say they're getting an actual education. Some do, of course, but in reality college football is just an unpaid internship with a lot of perks and the potential to be a millionaire when you graduate. It's a good deal. And if you don't make it to the pros, there's always that college education you got while you were there.
- serif69, on 07/13/2009, -1/+9"Do you think Shaq got rich playing in Orlando?"
"No, he got rich playing in college. Everybody knows that." - viking0895, on 07/13/2009, -0/+8i wish they were in legal trouble over taking over all the football licenses.But noooo .Instead its player likeness.
- deweyhewson, on 07/13/2009, -0/+7The problem with that is then the NCAA earns the profits from player's individual likenesses, which would be profiting off of someone else's work while disallowing them to profit from it. The other alternative is to allow player's to earn money from using their likenesses, but that just further muddies the waters between collegiate and professional athletics.
As imperfect as the current rule is I think it is still the best one. - Ryan2845, on 07/13/2009, -0/+7The lawsuit was started by Sam Keller, former Nebraska/ASU quarterback, so I guess they don't all love it.
- jayman7375, on 07/13/2009, -1/+7the players who stand by and watch ea sports make a ***** ton of money off of them and receive no compensation
- solid12345, on 07/13/2009, -1/+7Where is my college videogame likeness, wasn't my life important to the school?
*crickets* - oldhick, on 07/13/2009, -1/+7I agree. These schools and the NCAA make millions exploiting them, why shouldn't they get a piece? They sell their jerseys, their likeness, etc...
- Zaxcomp, on 07/13/2009, -0/+6Wow, life isn't fair even for footballers, shocking.
- JohnnyKinder, on 07/13/2009, -0/+4"His lack of success in football at the pro level and at any type of career based on his college education has lead him to file a lawsuit against EA sports."
I think its more likely that he loves that his likeness is in a game, but, he never got drafted, and never got a contract. Hes now just looking to make some money off of his short football career, and this is his way of doing it..... - JohnnyDIGGme, on 07/13/2009, -0/+3Touché.
- waynejont, on 07/13/2009, -7/+10Tim Tebow once won connect four in 3 moves.
- aasukisuki, on 07/13/2009, -0/+3Wow, I am shocked, SHOCKED, that EA and the NCAA are taking advantage of 'amateur' athletes so they can turn a higher profit.
/s - FirstCuts, on 07/13/2009, -1/+4What's at issue is the likenesses and the fact that if you correctly type in a guy's name, the game knows exactly how to say it. So right now they're really just skirting inputting all of it themselves, but still making money off what is essentially an exact replica.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+3The problem is the NCAA making money from the popularity of college players. Meanwhile the players themselves cannot earn money from endorsements or other financial avenues related to their athletic achievements. While popular football and basketball players could go on in their professional careers and make "boat loads" of money after they have played in college while receiving NCAA scholarships, it sucks for the athletes in less lucrative sports.
Old article but relevant.
http://dailyuw.com/2004/5/13/skier-bloom-wilts-und ... - inactive, on 07/13/2009, -1/+4didnt work hard? any one that does two-a-days in the texas summer heat is working harder than you or i ever worked in school. im not an athlete but i have respect for those guys that work their ass off for the love of the game. dont be pissed because the jocks picked on you in school, you probably deserved it.
- designashirt, on 07/13/2009, -0/+3I love the NCAA football games so I hope the game doesn't change . . . but these athletes are in the right
- robotclean, on 07/13/2009, -1/+4umm, so a quarterback wears a wristband with the plays on it on his non-throwing arm, and it's automatically exactly like Tim Tebow? i didn't know he was the originator of that trend. Oh yah, and Dez Bryant wears 2 gloves! a wide reciever wearing 2 gloves? wow, i never realized how radical players' on field styles had gotten
- TheRedLemon, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2It has a picture of him right underneath the in-game picture. Compare the two and tell me his arms look like that.
- Khast, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2I miss the days of Temco Football...you know where the players didn't resemble any living person dead or alive? But no, technology has created a new dilema, to make the games more realistic the players actually look human...which with a stretched imagination anyone could sue the game designers for their likeness being used without permission.
- tonytroz, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2Yeah, but they have a major opportunity TO GET an education for free. I can't feel bad if they don't use their time to do so. I know its hard to have football practice and still do work, but most of them still find time to party it up and get into trouble with crazy shenanigans.
- misterparry, on 07/13/2009, -1/+3(Link to the actual article)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31889293 - Joshislong, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2****** college athletes who study BS majors while on scholarship*
- s0ldad0, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2How do you think I feel, the Mass Effect guy looks 98% like me, no *****.
/no I don't feel like a Specter. - inactive, on 07/13/2009, -4/+6***** EA.
- rrife, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2You're right....oh wait I was looking at his crotch, never mind.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2Hahaah NCAA, you guys are the coolest. You put absurd restrictions on the players yet rake in billions from endorsements/rights AND have congressional protection.
- lsloany, on 07/13/2009, -1/+3EA makes a ***** ton of money by making a game and selling it. The players in no way help to make the game. If the game didn't exist these players would still be doing the same exact thing, playing football. I see no reason they deserve to be payed.
- moskrin, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2Ohhh, they meant actual athletic equipment, like jerseys and stuff... not "equipment" ... I get it now
- WNW3, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2***** COLLEGE ATHLETES!
- inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2@ gamerpussy
did i pick on anyone? did i implicate that i did? and didnt i say specifically that im not an athlete? im sorry that you were a loser and did get picked on while some of us managed to be geeks AND cool in high school.
btw, EVERYONE deserves to get picked on for something, thats part of being human and interacting socially, at least for normal people in my generation it is. if you cant learn to laugh at yourself you're the one with problems. its the people that cant that get "picked on". just like the richer episode of south park. it illustrates this point perfectly. - RoadDoggFL, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2By that logic, why not use professional athletes' likenesses without the rights to do so. If sports games didn't exist, these athletes would still be doing the exact same thing. EA's using them to make a product that's making money. Damn right they deserve to make something for it.
- AndrewDB, on 07/13/2009, -1/+3White guy in white and blue generic uniform looks like white guy in generic uniform and black guy in orange and white generic uniform looks like black guy in orange and white generic uniform ..
LETS SUE! - Zaxcomp, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1Just because you create something with the intention it will do some-such-thing does not mean that it will in fact do so.
The best laid plans of mice and men... - system5y, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1the *****
- inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Invasion of privacy, ha ha! NCAA uses their likeness to make money. There are commercials in between telecast of their games too.
- friday04, on 07/13/2009, -2/+3I don't think a likeness is illegal. It's a public image, first of all, but there's no way to definitively say that the animated character is a replica of the human counterpart. One person could say that it's an incredible likeness and another can say it doesn't look quite right. It's subjective.
- Ugoff, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1I think EA sould pay the schools themselves instead of the players. Hopefully the money would go into the actualy infrastructure of the school instead of the sports department, but that's probabally what would happen. Plus the smaller schools would probabally recieve less money than the powerhouse, further widening the disparity between BCS and non-BCS schools. It's not a perfect solution, but it's at least a workable one in my opinion.
- RoadDoggFL, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1In-game player vs real-life player:
Same school
Same position(s)
Same jersey number
Same spot on roster
Similar physical abilities (relative to other players)
You'd be lying to somebody to try and say that each player in the game doesn't represent a real-life person who's not getting paid for it. -
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