Player Jerseys at the Spirit Shop

[MU_4_Life]

Does anyone know if the players get a cut of these as part of the NIL changes?

https://spiritshop.marquette.edu/category-s/212.htm

[Galway Eagle]

Does anyone know if the players get a cut of these as part of the NIL changes?

https://spiritshop.marquette.edu/category-s/212.htm

Logically they'd have to right? I mean MU's smarter than making athletes waive NIL rights for spirit shop stuff...

[toolio]

It would seem they do (and women as well)...

With a specific player's name and number on the jersey, this is an NIL deal for players.

https://twitter.com/JohnLeuzziMU/status/1460724903355854848

[Galway Eagle]

It would seem they do (and women as well)...
https://twitter.com/JohnLeuzziMU/status/1460724903355854848

Getting my fiancé a womens jersey for Christmas. They've never sold those to my recollection, it's awesome that they're doing that.

[TallTitan34]

I'd be interested to know what percentage the athlete gets.  I think I'd be more inclined to get one if I knew they were getting a decent amount.

[MU82]

Glad to know that our athletes are getting a cut instead of just being used, as had been the case for 100+ years at universities everywhere.

I just wish our jerseys were better looking. Others might like 'em, but I've decided they are pretty blah when compared to some of the real good unis we've had in the past.

[jficke13]

Glad to know that our athletes are getting a cut instead of just being used, as had been the case for 100+ years at universities everywhere.

I just wish our jerseys were better looking. Others might like 'em, but I've decided they are pretty blah when compared to some of the real good unis we've had in the past.

I'd be down for a redesign.

[TallTitan34]

2011-2016 will always be my favorites.

[lawdog77]

I'd be interested to know what percentage the athlete gets.  I think I'd be more inclined to get one if I knew they were getting a decent amount.

I read somewhere that Michigan football players would be getting about 10 per jersey-which is about 8% of the price.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Glad to know that our athletes are getting a cut instead of just being used, as had been the case for 100+ years at universities everywhere.

I just wish our jerseys were better looking. Others might like 'em, but I've decided they are pretty blah when compared to some of the real good unis we've had in the past.

Agreed!  Bring back the barber pole sides!  MU was synonymous with that design. 

[BrewCity83]

Agreed - Time for a redesign!

The current uniforms look pretty good on the court, but I think that's largely due to the big swaths of color on the shorts.  The jerseys alone are too bland.

[Galway Eagle]

Glad to know that our athletes are getting a cut instead of just being used, as had been the case for 100+ years at universities everywhere.

I just wish our jerseys were better looking. Others might like 'em, but I've decided they are pretty blah when compared to some of the real good unis we've had in the past.

Why yes in 1921 when like 20 people would show up and the players would actually get their degree and there was no pro option they were being used. Come on 82, I know you're passionate on this but 100+ years? Realistically it's about 40 where just the absolute top athletes were being used and closer to 20 where pretty much all high major athletes were being used.

[IrwinFletcher]

Does anyone know if the players get a cut of these as part of the NIL changes?

https://spiritshop.marquette.edu/category-s/212.htm

In the past, schools could sell jersey's but couldn't have the players name on the back, just the number.  So when Wade was in school, you could buy things with the #3 but it wouldn't say Wade above the number.

Now, with NIL, you can add the players name and they can get a cut.  Thought this would have been done back in August, but maybe there were delays in getting product in house.

[wadesworld]

Bring back NCAA Basketball 2K.

[jficke13]

In the past, schools could sell jersey's but couldn't have the players name on the back, just the number.  So when Wade was in school, you could buy things with the #3 but it wouldn't say Wade above the number.

Now, with NIL, you can add the players name and they can get a cut.  Thought this would have been done back in August, but maybe there were delays in getting product in house.

supply chain issues are really the story of the moment

[BrewCity83]

Looks like these player jerseys are printed to order.  So we won't see a pile of #42 Michael Kennedy jerseys on the clearance table in the Spirit Shop in April.

[TallTitan34]

Bring back NCAA Basketball 2K.

Always amused how all the names were recorded by the in game broadcasters. Just had to set the roster to the correct names.

[Marquette Fan]

Getting my fiancé a womens jersey for Christmas. They've never sold those to my recollection, it's awesome that they're doing that.

This is the first time I can recall them ever selling a Women's jersey.  My daughter would have loved a Sarina Simmons jersey many years ago as Sarina was always her favorite .  I have a Hiedeman CT Sun jersey - maybe I need to get an MU Women's jersey for myself now too.

[MU82]

Why yes in 1921 when like 20 people would show up and the players would actually get their degree and there was no pro option they were being used. Come on 82, I know you're passionate on this but 100+ years? Realistically it's about 40 where just the absolute top athletes were being used and closer to 20 where pretty much all high major athletes were being used.

Ok, I'll accept this, though maybe closer to 50 years. The point's the same.

[fjm]

Bring back NCAA Basketball 2K.

Yes.

I don't have a gaming console. But I'd buy one if this came out.

[wadesworld]

Yes.

I don't have a gaming console. But I'd buy one if this came out.

Yeah.  I bought a PS5 almost a year ago.  It's basically just collected dust since.  I had thought about selling it for a profit, but when they announced that an NCAA football game will eventually be coming out, I figured I'd just let it continue to collect dust until that happens.

[muwarrior69]

Glad to know that our athletes are getting a cut instead of just being used, as had been the case for 100+ years at universities everywhere.

I just wish our jerseys were better looking. Others might like 'em, but I've decided they are pretty blah when compared to some of the real good unis we've had in the past.

Ask Ulice Payne if he was being used. The students getting used are the ones who want an education but have to mortgage their life away in student loans to get it.

[Galway Eagle]

Glad to know that our athletes are getting a cut instead of just being used, as had been the case for 100+ years at universities everywhere.

I just wish our jerseys were better looking. Others might like 'em, but I've decided they are pretty blah when compared to some of the real good unis we've had in the past.

I guess we'll agree to disagree there. But 50yrs ago there wasn't much money in college athletics plus from what it sounds like they were more integrated into the general student body so I'm hard pressed to believe they were being taken advantage of any less so than the other students on full rides. I could see it when GTown and UNC became national brands in the 80s that people were buying up merchandise like crazy, and suddenly media deals became massive etc but 70s? Meh.

[MU82]

I guess we'll agree to disagree there. But 50yrs ago there wasn't much money in college athletics plus from what it sounds like they were more integrated into the general student body so I'm hard pressed to believe they were being taken advantage of any less so than the other students on full rides. I could see it when GTown and UNC became national brands in the 80s that people were buying up merchandise like crazy, and suddenly media deals became massive etc but 70s? Meh.

OK ... I'll gladly amend again to the 1990s or 2000s or even 2010s if that better meets your criteria.

The point is the same: Athletes getting compensated for use of their NIL was years overdue.

Ask Ulice Payne if he was being used. The students getting used are the ones who want an education but have to mortgage their life away in student loans to get it.

Yes, on the second point. The first is moot.

Thankfully, athletes finally are getting a small slice of the cake they bake ... though I know you prefer that the coaches, ADs and others get to snarf down every bite.

[brewcity77]

I'd be interested to know what percentage the athlete gets.  I think I'd be more inclined to get one if I knew they were getting a decent amount.

This is my biggest question, and why so far I've been more interested in stuff like the Morsell Blue shirt from Darryl Morsell's Campus Mogul link. I know the player negotiated that and is marketing it himself.