That didn't take long! Win a Championship and launch a brand! Love it. Graphic designer needed but...
Tylerkolek.com
That's so cool.
The most amazing thing imo when you talk about TyKo's improvement is his ability to score in the paint this season.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 28, 2023, 08:24:39 PM
The most amazing thing imo when you talk about TyKo's improvement is his ability to score in the paint this season.
Put that on a shirt!
What color are we all buying?
Quote from: fjm on February 28, 2023, 08:41:33 PM
What color are we all buying?
Championship blue.....can it arrive by Saturday??
Quote from: We R Final Four on February 28, 2023, 08:44:52 PM
Championship blue.....can it arrive by Saturday??
That's a legit great question
Tried to buy one but I couldn't check out, I assume the web traffic has the site bugging out.
"Powered by IWB Marketing, LLC"
Quote from: Ellenson Guerrero on February 28, 2023, 09:02:01 PM
Tried to buy one but I couldn't check out, I assume the web traffic has the site bugging out.
I got mine.....maybe give it another try.
Got mine ready for new york.
I got the Navy Blue (Gold Lettering) long sleeve T.
My brother got the White Crew Neck.
That's how you make yourself some money. Say a harmless quote at media day and back it up with a Title. The winners way.
Bought four of the shirts that Kolek's mother already had and wears. Did he not get any money from the original shirts?
Kohls and kolek should work something out.
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on February 28, 2023, 09:29:05 PM
"Powered by IWB Marketing, LLC"
I thought you were kidding. Makes sense why the site looks terrible and has poor functionality.
Self contain that negativity at this time.
Maybe an aspiring copy editor from the communications school could volunteer to fix the errors in the About Tyler section. 😉
BTW this is the only site that's paying TK royalties for his NIL as far as I know.
No MU logo or Marquette on any of the gear. Would he have to get MU permission to use the Logo and perhaps lose some revenue? Would be nice to let everyone know Ty plays for MU and is the 2023 Big East Champ.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on March 01, 2023, 06:26:03 AM
No MU logo or Marquette on any of the gear. Would he have to get MU permission to use the Logo and perhaps lose some revenue? Would be nice to let everyone know Ty plays for MU and is the 2023 Big East Champ.
Solid chance Marquette doesn't want "f*ck 'em" and their logo on the same apparel.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on March 01, 2023, 06:31:35 AM
Solid chance Marquette doesn't want "f*ck 'em" and their logo on the same apparel.
Woke mob administration
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on March 01, 2023, 06:31:35 AM
Solid chance Marquette doesn't want "f*ck 'em" and their logo on the same apparel.
...Big East Champs?
He would need to share his licensing with MU if that were the case. Players who have set up sites like these usually don't have the school's logo.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on March 01, 2023, 06:33:10 AM
Woke mob administration
Don't get me started on their relationship with the fake news media.
How do I buy this t shirt?
Quote from: goan on March 01, 2023, 08:43:54 AM
How do I buy this t shirt?
At the website listed in the original post
I just ordered a couple shirts from http://tylerkolek.com/
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on March 01, 2023, 06:58:46 AM
Don't get me started on their relationship with the fake news media.
Better to follow the "Fair and Balanced" network.
Those shirts are pretty mid, tbh.
Glad he can make a few shekels.
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on March 01, 2023, 09:37:43 AM
Those shirts are pretty mid, tbh.
I'm not sure I speak Ziggy, but if you're saying what I think you're saying...well...somebody had to say it. The shirts are not good (and the website is rough, too). I love the kid, but he should have found someone with some art/design talent. I think we all know exactly how TK would respond to my unsolicited opinion. That said, I hope he makes some serious cash from this venture.
Can some post link to Tyler's actual store please
Quote from: Herman Cain on March 01, 2023, 09:51:12 AM
Can some post link to Tyler's actual store please
Scroll up about five posts...
Quote from: goan on March 01, 2023, 08:43:54 AM
How do I buy this t shirt?
(https://www.unodc.org/images/money-laundering/images_website_update/Money_Laundering_Cycle.png)
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 01, 2023, 09:50:25 AM
I'm not sure I speak Ziggy, but if you're saying what I think you're saying...well...somebody had to say it. The shirts are not good (and the website is rough, too). I love the kid, but he should have found someone with some art/design talent. I think we all know exactly how TK would respond to my unsolicited opinion. That said, I hope he makes some serious cash from this venture.
I'm so hip, I speak teen.
Your interpretation was correct.
Does anyone know if this is actually Tyler's website? it looks like a scam site.
Embarrassing bio filled with typos "coachespicking", "Tyler is noa legit candidate . . . "
Refers to Tyler in the 3rd person.
Photos are simply downloaded from the Internet--nothing custom
No links to social channels.
Extremely amateurish look and feel.
Logo background is not cropped and looks like a poor cut-and-paste job
Mediocre, uninspired design of both the page and the shirts themselves
No third-party billing (such as pay-pal) or trust icons. For all I know my credit card information is going straight into some Nigerian gift card purchase.
It looks like the type of page someone set up to make a quick buck selling a few cheap-looking shirts ahead of the cease and desist order. It certainly isn't something that is going to establish a strong personal brand and maximize long-term earning opportunities.
This brings up the question of what the hell Marquette is doing to support it's athletes in NIL? According to this article, MU hired an advisory firm to help players maximize their earning potential under NIL.
https://247sports.com/college/marquette/Article/Marquette-Athletics-Announces-partnership-with-NIL-advisory-Firm-187125565/ (https://247sports.com/college/marquette/Article/Marquette-Athletics-Announces-partnership-with-NIL-advisory-Firm-187125565/)
"The Altius team will provide student-athletes, coaches and staff with educational workshops and resources targeting crucial areas such as group licensing, marketing, branding, financial literacy, and recruiting. Moreover, Altius will assist in identifying and advising on emerging opportunities to support the school's more than 300 student-athletes across 16 varsity sports."
This poorly executed website combined with a puny social media following of 1200 Twitter and 8000 Instagram followers for Tyler suggests that our guys aren't getting the best advice from this firm on how to maximize their own NIL.
Quote from: The Equalizer on March 01, 2023, 01:51:18 PM
Does anyone know if this is actually Tyler's website? it looks like a scam site.
Embarrassing bio filled with typos "coachespicking", "Tyler is noa legit candidate . . . "
Refers to Tyler in the 3rd person.
Photos are simply downloaded from the Internet--nothing custom
No links to social channels.
Extremely amateurish look and feel.
Logo background is not cropped and looks like a poor cut-and-paste job
Mediocre, uninspired design of both the page and the shirts themselves
No third-party billing (such as pay-pal) or trust icons. For all I know my credit card information is going straight into some Nigerian gift card purchase.
It looks like the type of page someone set up to make a quick buck selling a few cheap-looking shirts ahead of the cease and desist order. It certainly isn't something that is going to establish a strong personal brand and maximize long-term earning opportunities.
This brings up the question of what the hell Marquette is doing to support it's athletes in NIL? According to this article, MU hired an advisory firm to help players maximize their earning potential under NIL.
https://247sports.com/college/marquette/Article/Marquette-Athletics-Announces-partnership-with-NIL-advisory-Firm-187125565/ (https://247sports.com/college/marquette/Article/Marquette-Athletics-Announces-partnership-with-NIL-advisory-Firm-187125565/)
"The Altius team will provide student-athletes, coaches and staff with educational workshops and resources targeting crucial areas such as group licensing, marketing, branding, financial literacy, and recruiting. Moreover, Altius will assist in identifying and advising on emerging opportunities to support the school's more than 300 student-athletes across 16 varsity sports."
This poorly executed website combined with a puny social media following of 1200 Twitter and 8000 Instagram followers for Tyler suggests that our guys aren't getting the best advice from this firm on how to maximize their own NIL.
He tweeted out the link. Its his.
IWB marketing is IWB's company. Its legit.
I'm thinking this is a short-term type of deal to allow Tyler to be paid. I'm not sure he was getting a cut of the other shirts using the quote. I didn't see him advertise those like this.
Tyler also has a partnership with Who's on Third. I think it's fair to question how MU is doing on NIL.
Tyler is a fantastic player, and gonna be BE POY. He's awesome
The site is not. Needs a LOT of work.
That said ... I will buy a shirt or two
Quote from: Mu8891 on March 01, 2023, 02:02:07 PM
Tyler is a fantastic player, and gonna be BE POY. He's awesome
The site is not. Needs a LOT of work.
That said ... I will buy a shirt or two
Who cares what the site looks like? Lol.
It's a popup Championship sale. It's not to look fancy and stay forever. It is just an opportunity for a kid to capitalize on a great opportunity for money that the fans truly love.
Not everything needs to be nitpicked.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on March 01, 2023, 02:05:25 PM
Not everything needs to be nitpicked.
Unless it's a product I wouldn't be caught dead wearing...
Good luck to TKO though.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on March 01, 2023, 02:05:25 PM
Who cares what the site looks like? Lol.
It's a popup Championship sale. It's not to look fancy and stay forever. It is just an opportunity for a kid to capitalize on a great opportunity for money that the fans truly love.
Not everything needs to be nitpicked.
My 11 year old has done better websites for school.It would take someone 1 hour to clean that up
Quote from: lawdog77 on March 01, 2023, 02:50:11 PM
My 11 year old has done better websites for school.It would take someone 1 hour to clean that up
And
that's on "IWB Marketing, LLC."
Quote from: Ellenson Guerrero on February 28, 2023, 09:02:01 PM
Tried to buy one but I couldn't check out, I assume the web traffic has the site bugging out.
Marketing department suxs
TK the top mention in ESPN player of the year out of the Big East-great notoriety for all involved.
remember the F'em well, tyler has internalized that nicely
I don't know why, but I am once again amazed at how many people just criticize everything.
IWB did the work to create something that is putting a nice chunk of change into Tyler's pocket. Maybe $5K, $10K or more.
I haven't seen anyone else do anything like this for a player, so kudos for IWB for doing it.
Quote from: IrwinFletcher on March 02, 2023, 08:10:05 AM
I don't know why, but I am once again amazed at how many people just criticize everything.
IWB did the work to create something that is putting a nice chunk of change into Tyler's pocket. Maybe $5K, $10K or more.
I haven't seen anyone else do anything like this for a player, so kudos for IWB for doing it.
Several things:
- Quit criticizing everyone's posts and opinions. ;)
- I doubt IWD did it as a favor...his company IWB Marketing did it. I hope he didn't charge TK very much because the product is not great.
- I hope TK makes a bunch of cash, but we have absolutely no idea how much he will make.
- They should talk to whoever is doing Sean Jones' merch (https://twitter.com/Aries_Sherrie/status/1629907456951218179). I'm curious where those are going to be sold.
This is sweet! I ordered 2 T's and 2 hoodies.
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 02, 2023, 08:25:29 AM
Several things:
- Quit criticizing everyone's posts and opinions. ;)
- I doubt IWD did it as a favor...his company IWB Marketing did it. I hope he didn't charge TK very much because the product is not great.
- I hope TK makes a bunch of cash, but we have absolutely no idea how much he will make.
- They should talk to whoever is doing Sean Jones' merch (https://twitter.com/Aries_Sherrie/status/1629907456951218179). I'm curious where those are going to be sold.
Sean's shirts are cool but is that legal to have the Marquette logo on them like that? I notice on Kolek's site they are careful not to have any direct MU branding anywhere on the site.
Speaking of shirts. Anyone buy one of these?
https://etsytees.com/product/marquette-golden-eagles-mens-basketball-players-shirt/ (https://etsytees.com/product/marquette-golden-eagles-mens-basketball-players-shirt/)
(https://images.etsytees.com/2023/03/marquette-golden-eagles-mens-basketball-players-shirt-shirt.jpg)
Quote from: CountryRoads on March 02, 2023, 08:30:12 AM
Sean's shirts are cool but is that legal to have the Marquette logo on them like that? I notice on Kolek's site they are careful not to have any direct MU branding anywhere on the site.
I can't say for sure, but I suspect that it's legal...as long as you pay for licensing. I also suspect that MU might be unwilling to license a product or site promoting the "F*ck 'Em" gear.
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 02, 2023, 08:39:36 AM
I can't say for sure, but I suspect that it's legal...as long as you pay for licensing. I also suspect that MU might be unwilling to license a product or site promoting the "F*ck 'Em" gear.
I believe you are correct on both counts.
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 01, 2023, 03:21:17 PM
And that's on "IWB Marketing, LLC."
Agree . Good for Tyler to try to get paid. I can separate that from the unprofessional website. Someone needs to clean that up, and pay for some GoogleAds.
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 02, 2023, 08:39:36 AM
I can't say for sure, but I suspect that it's legal...as long as you pay for licensing. I also suspect that MU might be unwilling to license a product or site promoting the "F*ck 'Em" gear.
Thanks, makes sense.
Doing a little digging and found that something called the NIL Store (https://nil.store/). About a dozen schools are already up and running with more to come. I do recall seeing the IU one a long time ago when looking for something else, but didn't realize it was part of a larger collection of stores.
Right now, UConn (https://uconn.nil.store/) and DePaul (https://depaul.nil.store/) are the only Big East programs with a store. None of the DePaul guys have customized merch (you can just get their name/number on generic DePaul shirts), but several of the UConn guys are selling their own merch including Hawkins (https://uconn.nil.store/collections/jordan-hawkins-24), Clingan (https://uconn.nil.store/collections/donovan-clingan-32), and Karaban (https://uconn.nil.store/collections/alex-karaban-11).
I wonder if MU will be doing something like this? Or if Be the Difference NIL is going to take it's place. I'd like to see MU participate in this -- give the athletes a chance to sell personalized merchandise on a professionally developed site. Granted, I doubt they'd allow TK to sell the F*ck 'Em shirts on there.
Can you imagine the possibilities back in the bumble bee uniform era? Maybe a Lucas sponsored fur coat? Tuxes in the image of the iconic team photo? Merch based on the designs of the MU players? Boxing gloves in honor of the South Carolina brawl? Switchblades? Maybe Chones could have afforded to stick around.
Quote from: CountryRoads on March 02, 2023, 08:30:12 AM
Sean's shirts are cool but is that legal to have the Marquette logo on them like that? I notice on Kolek's site they are careful not to have any direct MU branding anywhere on the site.
Hope he's allowed to play on Saturday
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 02, 2023, 09:06:49 AM
Doing a little digging and found that something called the NIL Store (https://nil.store/). About a dozen schools are already up and running with more to come. I do recall seeing the IU one a long time ago when looking for something else, but didn't realize it was part of a larger collection of stores.
Right now, UConn (https://uconn.nil.store/) and DePaul (https://depaul.nil.store/) are the only Big East programs with a store. None of the DePaul guys have customized merch (you can just get their name/number on generic DePaul shirts), but several of the UConn guys are selling their own merch including Hawkins (https://uconn.nil.store/collections/jordan-hawkins-24), Clingan (https://uconn.nil.store/collections/donovan-clingan-32), and Karaban (https://uconn.nil.store/collections/alex-karaban-11).
I wonder if MU will be doing something like this? Or if Be the Difference NIL is going to take it's place. I'd like to see MU participate in this -- give the athletes a chance to sell personalized merchandise on a professionally developed site. Granted, I doubt they'd allow TK to sell the F*ck 'Em shirts on there.
MU is already doing NIL jerseys and customized shirts. The Marketing Department doesn't always sux.
https://spiritshop.marquette.edu/
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 02, 2023, 11:38:54 AM
MU is already doing NIL jerseys and customized shirts. The Marketing Department doesn't always sux.
https://spiritshop.marquette.edu/
You can customize tshirts and add icons/stickers. One of the available stickers is a football. Time to buy a bunch of Marquette Football gear.
Quote from: MuggsyB on March 02, 2023, 08:26:33 AM
This is sweet! I ordered 2 T's and 2 hoodies.
Yep, ordered a few, least I could do for the young man. Are the shirts great, eh, is the sentiment, oh yeah!
So boys and girls, has anyone received anything yet?
Quote from: #UnleashSean on March 08, 2023, 07:27:15 AM
So boys and girls, has anyone received anything yet?
I didn't buy one so I don't know if there was anything specific about timing stated in the purchase process, but the "Orders will be processed once they are printed" statement in the "Terms" link wouldn't lead me to think that the shirts will be coming any time soon. That leaves the impression that they're collecting orders first, then they'll print the shirts. I hope it's a quick turn-around for everyone who ordered them.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 02, 2023, 11:38:54 AM
MU is already doing NIL jerseys and customized shirts. The Marketing Department doesn't always sux.
https://spiritshop.marquette.edu/
The custom jerseys from the Spirit Shop take 6 to 8 weeks to deliver. ::)
In this day and age, that is nuts. Still waiting for our OMax jersey for my son. Probably get it just in time for the end of the season.
I ordered 4 the day the site came out.
No delivery yet.
Who has received orders from Tyko so far?
I ordered the 1st day but have only received the confirmation email.
Got everything yesterday - crewneck sweatshirt x 2, T-shirt
Quote from: #UnleashSean on March 08, 2023, 07:27:15 AM
So boys and girls, has anyone received anything yet?
I bought a t-shirt and received it yesterday.
Quote from: Spotcheck Billy on March 16, 2023, 12:46:37 PM
Who has received orders from Tyko so far?
I ordered the 1st day but have only received the confirmation email.
Got mine this morning.
Forgot it was unisex. Might wear my Fugg em shirt to the game tomorrow. Gonna fit me like spanx.
You're welcome whoever else is at the game.