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GlennMacGrady
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 Posted: 05/10/23 1:11 pm ::: The Bayou Barbie Stuffs the SI Swimsuit Issue |
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With a reported $1.4 million in NIL and a new Mercedes, Angel Reese will now be in the next Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She and LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, who pulls in the most NIL of any female college athlete, are reported to be the first two college athletes ever to appear in the issue.
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“I am unapologetically Angel,” the Maryland native said in a video from the shoot.
“I am a queen. I am confident. I am strong. I am who I am.”
She told the magazine that she works out a lot.
“I embrace my body and who I am and every mark on my body. I probably feel the sexiest in a bathing suit,” she said. |
https://nypost.com/2023/05/09/angel-reese-wows-in-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-2023/
Here is an SI video:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r2AIgqMq580" title="Introducing 2023 SI Swimsuit Model Angel Reese" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Here is another photo gallery:
https://www.tmz.com/photos/image_jpg_20230508_a7ff2dc21acd4d49a504ef2f9130daec/
LSU seems like a good place to go for NIL, publicity and celebrity. |
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| Posted: 05/10/23 3:24 pm ::: |
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| You seem very enamored of all things LSU, Glenn.
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| Posted: 05/10/23 4:48 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 05/11/23 9:14 am ::: Re: The Bayou Barbie Stuffs the SI Swimsuit Issue |
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| GlennMacGrady wrote: |
With a reported $1.4 million in NIL and a new Mercedes, Angel Reese will now be in the next Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She and LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, who pulls in the most NIL of any female college athlete, are reported to be the first two college athletes ever to appear in the issue.
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“I am unapologetically Angel,” the Maryland native said in a video from the shoot.
“I am a queen. I am confident. I am strong. I am who I am.”
She told the magazine that she works out a lot.
“I embrace my body and who I am and every mark on my body. I probably feel the sexiest in a bathing suit,” she said. |
https://nypost.com/2023/05/09/angel-reese-wows-in-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-2023/
Here is an SI video:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r2AIgqMq580" title="Introducing 2023 SI Swimsuit Model Angel Reese" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Here is another photo gallery:
https://www.tmz.com/photos/image_jpg_20230508_a7ff2dc21acd4d49a504ef2f9130daec/
LSU seems like a good place to go for NIL, publicity and celebrity. |
The real question I want answered is; will Kurt Streeter write an article about what a woman should do with her body like he did to Olivia Dunn, the LSU gymnast, in November? And, if he does, will, Boring: Plain and Tall, Tara, have anything to say about it?
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| Posted: 05/14/23 1:37 pm ::: |
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^^Truth^^
I hope these kids truly make the very best of their talents and the fortunes they may find in this milieu. It does - for me, at least - raise concerns on how it all impacts The Big Picture. For example, why should Angel even TRY to play in the wnba, when she's already worth more than what she could earn there in 10 years? Will it now be a case of recruiting is dictated by which schools can offer their prospects the best financial deals? That's the end of the Amateur Athlete.
Will NILs trickle down to the High School level?
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| Posted: 05/14/23 3:03 pm ::: |
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^^Truth^^
I hope these kids truly make the very best of their talents and the fortunes they may find in this milieu. It does - for me, at least - raise concerns on how it all impacts The Big Picture. For example, why should Angel even TRY to play in the wnba, when she's already worth more than what she could earn there in 10 years? Will it now be a case of recruiting is dictated by which schools can offer their prospects the best financial deals? That's the end of the Amateur Athlete.
Will NILs trickle down to the High School level? |
Apparently they already are, or have. There was an article in the Knoxville News-Sentinel just the other day, which I unfortunately cannot link because it was "subscribers only" (don't you just hate those?) which said that NILs are basically just reducing high school kids to commodities. That sucks, to put it bluntly. All of these players, even the college ones, are kids. Still. I don't care how much you argue that the college ones are legally adults. Thay can still be pretty easily swayed.
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| Posted: 05/14/23 3:05 pm ::: |
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^^Truth^^
I hope these kids truly make the very best of their talents and the fortunes they may find in this milieu. It does - for me, at least - raise concerns on how it all impacts The Big Picture. For example, why should Angel even TRY to play in the wnba, when she's already worth more than what she could earn there in 10 years? Will it now be a case of recruiting is dictated by which schools can offer their prospects the best financial deals? That's the end of the Amateur Athlete.
Will NILs trickle down to the High School level? |
Apparently they already are, or have. There was an article in the Knoxville News-Sentinel just the other day, which I unfortunately cannot link because it was "subscribers only" (don't you just hate those?) which said that NILs are basically just reducing high school kids to commodities. That sucks, to put it bluntly. All of these players, even the college ones, are kids. Still. I don't care how much you argue that the college ones are legally adults. Thay can still be pretty easily swayed. |
College athletes were commodities long before NILs came along. At least now they're getting paid for it.
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| Posted: 05/14/23 5:13 pm ::: |
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| Howee wrote: |
^^Truth^^
I hope these kids truly make the very best of their talents and the fortunes they may find in this milieu. It does - for me, at least - raise concerns on how it all impacts The Big Picture. For example, why should Angel even TRY to play in the wnba, when she's already worth more than what she could earn there in 10 years? Will it now be a case of recruiting is dictated by which schools can offer their prospects the best financial deals? That's the end of the Amateur Athlete.
Will NILs trickle down to the High School level? |
Apparently they already are, or have. There was an article in the Knoxville News-Sentinel just the other day, which I unfortunately cannot link because it was "subscribers only" (don't you just hate those?) which said that NILs are basically just reducing high school kids to commodities. That sucks, to put it bluntly. All of these players, even the college ones, are kids. Still. I don't care how much you argue that the college ones are legally adults. Thay can still be pretty easily swayed. |
College athletes were commodities long before NILs came along. At least now they're getting paid for it. |
Probably best to say, "SOME college athletes", no? I'd love to see stats on these categories. It might be interesting, too, to learn how (prior to all this) Universities *channeled* monies that were clearly the result of them having star athletes.
Re: the high school kids....just yesterday I was selling tickets for a church fundraiser, and a young dad 'n son come up. The kid (10-11?) was in his soccer uni. Dad mentioned how sonny made him proud by using *his own* money to make a significant purchase recently. "Oh, cool....you have a job?" No, sez Dad....it's all about soccer: when he does well, meets certain goals, scores goals, whatever, he is GIVEN money by mom, dad, gramma, etc.
Well.....why not? "Everybody's Doin' It". 
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| Posted: 05/14/23 7:35 pm ::: |
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I'borrowed' this post from the NIL thread. This quote is in response to an article that I posted about a UMich player transferring to Kansas.
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Well, YA. I mean, his quote:
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| I basically gave that up to try to be selfish and do what's best for me and my career, not what's best for anybody else's career," |
....'splains it all. Capitalism at its finest. |
When I read this quote, I wondered exactly what he meant by "career." Is Kansas really the best place for him to become the best player he can be? Or is UMich? Did he sell out his "career" for the money now? If he had stayed at UMich (with less NIL money), become a better player than he might at Kansas, would he make more money then?
When he says "career," does he really mean "my immediate bank account?"
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| Posted: 05/14/23 8:49 pm ::: |
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| Will it now be a case of recruiting is dictated by which schools can offer their prospects the best financial deals? That's the end of the Amateur Athlete. |
I think the answer is already yes.
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| Posted: 05/15/23 6:47 am ::: |
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| There's no inherent value in amateurism. It's a concept invented to justify exploitation.
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| Posted: 05/15/23 6:15 pm ::: |
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| There's no inherent value in amateurism. It's a concept invented to justify exploitation. |
that's assuming getting a college education is not worth something. Should schools do away with all scholarships and let the athletes pay their own way? So then the ones with NIL deals could do it....but the other hundreds who don't have NILs and have little chance at doing so would be SOL.
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I’m so happy for Angel - everything about her screams superstar.
NIL is going to be the greatest equalizer in women’s sports history. And in WBB, and it appears that wcbb’s biggest stars (Angel, Hailey, Caitlyn, Paige, and Azzi) understand this and are engaged on social media.
One of the biggest problems that Wbb has always had was a reluctance for media to market the sport. Social media has allowed them to market themselves, and once they prove their was a market..the big sponsors have followed.
Imo, we’re going to see an explosion in the sport. Already people considered the women’s March madness as more entertaining than the men’s.
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| Posted: 06/03/23 12:37 pm ::: |
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| Oh, please. And can we please combine these ridiculous Angel Reese threads into ONE thread?
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