Comments on: Andy Oliver Part II? http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/12/07/andy-oliver-part-ii/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Chilling Effect Of The James Paxton Case – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/12/07/andy-oliver-part-ii/#comment-141009 The Chilling Effect Of The James Paxton Case – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:01:30 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7925#comment-141009 [...] Now, there is a new athlete who is tired of the NCAA bullying him.  His name is James Paxton.  Here is some more information about Paxton’s case.  For a brief recap, Paxton was drafted last year by the Toronto Blue [...] [...] Now, there is a new athlete who is tired of the NCAA bullying him.  His name is James Paxton.  Here is some more information about Paxton’s case.  For a brief recap, Paxton was drafted last year by the Toronto Blue [...]

]]> By: How Will James Paxton’s Case Be Framed? – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/12/07/andy-oliver-part-ii/#comment-140038 How Will James Paxton’s Case Be Framed? – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:01:17 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7925#comment-140038 [...] the university.  If James Paxton’s name does not ring a bell, quickly get caught up by reading this recent post.  Anyway, the most interesting piece of the 86-page document is Exhibit 5.  Exhibit 5 is a copy [...] [...] the university.  If James Paxton’s name does not ring a bell, quickly get caught up by reading this recent post.  Anyway, the most interesting piece of the 86-page document is Exhibit 5.  Exhibit 5 is a copy [...]

]]> By: Keith http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/12/07/andy-oliver-part-ii/#comment-139997 Keith Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:36:00 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7925#comment-139997 The NCAA is corrupt as hell. What will it take for somehow to take this monopoly down? Unfortunately, the best known lawsuit against the NCAA include 2 African-Americans (which sadly the average American won't care about at the same level as a white athlete) who were "trouble makers" on their football team. Neither had mass appeal across the nation which they could use to build support to override dumb NCAA laws. The fact that Clarett had been in trouble with the law previous to his lawsuit didn't help. I really, really hope that a "clean cut" player beloved by ESPN/CNN will someday sue the NCAA. Someone needs to reveal the truth about the NCAA and remove the mirage that the NCAA gives a damn about the "student" athletes. The NCAA is corrupt as hell. What will it take for somehow to take this monopoly down? Unfortunately, the best known lawsuit against the NCAA include 2 African-Americans (which sadly the average American won’t care about at the same level as a white athlete) who were “trouble makers” on their football team. Neither had mass appeal across the nation which they could use to build support to override dumb NCAA laws. The fact that Clarett had been in trouble with the law previous to his lawsuit didn’t help. I really, really hope that a “clean cut” player beloved by ESPN/CNN will someday sue the NCAA. Someone needs to reveal the truth about the NCAA and remove the mirage that the NCAA gives a damn about the “student” athletes.

]]> By: Dominic Perilli http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/12/07/andy-oliver-part-ii/#comment-139978 Dominic Perilli Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:41:08 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7925#comment-139978 You know, being a successful sports agent is my ultimate goal. However, sometimes I wonder about the nature of the business. I have a pretty good idea of how it works. However, the agents that I see that are so successful (Boras, Rosenhaus, etc) always seem to have some illegal allegation against them for violating policy. This goes also with the NCAA and the leagues. My point here is that I feel like the only way these great agents have the huge success that they have is because they "may" engage in unethical practices. (Not saying that they do). I'm 100% sure that there are good guys out there but it's just something that makes me think. I am by no means open to being a cheater in the business, that's just not me. I guess the truth can never be known so I'll just run with my personal policies and see where that gets me. You know, being a successful sports agent is my ultimate goal. However, sometimes I wonder about the nature of the business. I have a pretty good idea of how it works. However, the agents that I see that are so successful (Boras, Rosenhaus, etc) always seem to have some illegal allegation against them for violating policy. This goes also with the NCAA and the leagues.

My point here is that I feel like the only way these great agents have the huge success that they have is because they “may” engage in unethical practices. (Not saying that they do).

I’m 100% sure that there are good guys out there but it’s just something that makes me think. I am by no means open to being a cheater in the business, that’s just not me.

I guess the truth can never be known so I’ll just run with my personal policies and see where that gets me.

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