On the front page of today’s WSJ – speculation that Phelps could sign with Nike now that his Speedo contract is about up.
A sports mgmt professor suggested a bidding war could take place, and that he could be worth upwards of $50M to Nike (don’t know whether that would be what they’d offer him or what they’d make because of him), but his quote is “he could literally allow them to launch a massive swimwear company.” Imagine...
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I wonder if USMS would hook up with Universal Sports to try to get its meets televised?
Maybe we as USMSites could form some sort of petition letter of intent to show interest for a channel? Any TV corp folks here?
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Dream on, man. You are having an Olympic euphoric moment. This time next year you will be crying about having to DVR a meet opposite male enhancment infomercials on CSTV at 3 am.
Avid Watcher?
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Personally I think that internet streaming might be a more cost-effective approach. I wonder how WCSN is doing.
WCSN is now Universal Sports - under the NBC umbrella. I believe they get a bunch of Encore rights to Olympic sports footage (i.e. the re-runs). Also, they will be doing a bunch of other stuff for Olympic sports - including swimming.
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Maybe we as USMSites could fomr some sort of petition letter of intent to show interest for a channel? Any TV corp folks here?
How many nights a month would there be anything to show? And what would be on the rest of the time?
It seems to me that the whole "peak once a year for the big meet" aspect of swimming entirely unsuited to ongoing dedicated coverage.
I really hope he sticks with Speedo. I find most Nike products to be substandard, especially their shoes and golf equipment. I certainly wouldn't fault Phelps for going with Nike, or whichever company makes the best bid, but I hope Speedo is capable of stepping up as a serious bidder.
I hope that Nike would pay him close to a $100 million dollar contract. He is the greatest athlete to walk the earth. No pro athlete can compare to Phelps. Wow, that is pretty cool that a swimmer made the front page of the WSJ discussing who he will sign with. If he were to sign with Nike, I would buy their race suits.
He is the greatest athlete to walk the earth. No pro athlete can compare to Phelps.
It's not about greatness, it's about revenue. I have read where the majors Tiger has skipped are off 55-60% in viewership this year. Of course, with zero swim meets on TV, this won't be an issue for Phelps.
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MMA for tjburk and Ellen for scyfreestyler.
Yes....because this Olympic boxing SUCKS....I absolutely hate the scoring they are using....and all of the blind boneheads they are using for judges!!!
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MMA for tjburk and Ellen for scyfreestyler.
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I hope that Nike would pay him close to a $100 million dollar contract. He is the greatest athlete to walk the earth. No pro athlete can compare to Phelps. Wow, that is pretty cool that a swimmer made the front page of the WSJ discussing who he will sign with. If he were to sign with Nike, I would buy their race suits.
Greatest swimmer? Sure.
Greatest athlete? Ummm. No way.
