Is this what we need in college sports?

[tornado]

a college head basketball coach endorsing hard liquor??
(and being paid $300,000 to sell his likeness as an endorsement)

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/03/01/daily11.html

--BTW-- I don't think it matters that it is very good whiskey that sells for $49 a bottle....would it be any different if it was a cheap wine or beer?

[srw]

a college head basketball coach endorsing hard liquor??
(and being paid $300,000 to sell his likeness as an endorsement)

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/03/01/daily11.html

--BTW-- I don't think it matters that it is very good whiskey that sells for $49 a bottle....would it be any different if it was a cheap wine or beer?

Its helping the symphony!

Its for the arts!

[BradleyBrave]

Does anything surprise you with Calipari? He likes his money. He must like his Maker's Mark too.

[BradleyJD]

Its helping the symphony!

Its for the arts!

....because of this fact, I would say it is fine.

[Braveman]

At least he is getting paid- unlike when Larry Eustachy was seen at a party with coeds downing Natty Light!

[BradleyBrave]

At least he is getting paid- unlike when Larry Eustachy was seen at a party with coeds downing Natty Light!

I gotta plead ignorance on this one...I mean if someone had told me that type of thing was frowned upon around here...

[tornado]

Its helping the symphony! ...

yeah-- sure...and it isn't helping Cal or the whiskey maker at all....

BTW -- it is NOT necessarily helping the Symphony if you read the release...it is helping bring the symphony to the public schools...

personally I am a bit leery of profit making organizations/corporations who claim they will give a certain share of their sales, as there are countless examples of where this never gets done and there's no law that requires them to keep their word..

[BradleyJD]

I gotta plead ignorance on this one...I mean if someone had told me that type of thing was frowned upon around here...

Was it wrong? Should I not have done that??

[BradleyJD]

yeah-- sure...and it isn't helping Cal or the whiskey maker at all....

No, I am sure it is. But, it's also helping a good cause. I say more power to them.

[Beninator]

yeah-- sure...and it isn't helping Cal or the whiskey maker at all....

but the PCC sells beer at Bradley home games......

[tornado]

do the cups have Jim Les' likeness?

[Beninator]

do the cups have Jim Les' likeness?

no, but somebody is profiting by selling an alcoholic beverage(s) at a Bradley basketball game...

I am not really crazy about seeing Calapari's likeness on a whiskey bottle while he is a coach at Kentucky, but the same time, I am not going to go after the guy while my school is playing games at an arena that sells alcoholic beverages before and during the game.

[BradleyJD]

my school is playing games at an arena that sells alcoholic beverages before and during the game.

...and we should be thankful they do. MMMMMMM

[BradleyBrave]

no, but somebody is profiting by selling an alcoholic beverage(s) at a Bradley basketball game...

I am not really crazy about seeing Calapari's likeness on a whiskey bottle while he is a coach at Kentucky, but the same time, I am not going to go after the guy while my school is playing games at an arena that sells alcoholic beverages before and during the game.

And thank the maker they do sell beer there...

[Beninator]

...and we should be thankful they do. MMMMMMM

And thank the maker they do sell beer there...

I do my part to help keep the beer people in business at the PCC!