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POCKET FULL OF POSEY
Remember Tattoogate? You know, the controversy in 2010 and 2011 that forced Jim Tressel to resign and resulted in the departure of Terelle Pryor and suspensions of DeVier Posey, Mike Adams, Daniel “Boom” Herron and Solomon Thomas?
Of course you do. And so does Posey.
As NIL continues to evolve (and, by extension, become harder to control without a singular governing body), the whole controversy seems more laughable by the day. Posey laughs about it to this day, but he also understands the integral role the “Tattoo Five” played in laying the groundwork for NIL in collegiate athletics.
In a recent Q&A with Tyler Dunne of the newsletter Go Long, the former Ohio State receiver said his decade-long pain has become glory for college athletes today, but he invites it. At the same time, he hopes players like C.J. Stroud, TreVeyon Henderson and other Buckeyes understand the privilege they possess to make money at their current level of competition.
Dunne: With Ohio State, I can’t imagine what’s going through your head with all the transfer portal stuff today. All the millions of dollars being thrown around. It’s ridiculous to think what you, Terrelle and all you guys went through. At the time, it’s the No. 1 sports story. Your name’s getting dragged through the muck.
Posey: It’s crazy, man. Your pain can always be somebody else’s glory. I’ve invited it. I know our story has impacted NIL and a lot of decisions. When you look back at how we were dragged, we know we helped shape this NIL. We helped people realize how silly it was. To be honest, we had NIL deals all around the city. The irony of it all, my sophomore year, being a communications major, we had to do a 30-minute speech. I picked: “Why college athletes should be paid.” For a whole quarter, I researched. You had to have a problem. You had to have a solution. And you had to speak about it. So, I researched the problem. I understood how much people made from trademarks for the stadium. I understood what the video game made, what the jersey sales made and I came up with solutions. Trust funds and things like that. And what the Olympic committee does for amateur athletes, so they can go and compete in college. I had all these solutions for ways college kids can be paid. Through the irony of it all, I ended up not giving a f--k about the rules anymore. The veil was removed from my eyes. I could see what was going on. Yeah, it bit me. I lost a lot of money. I’m happy I uncovered that knowledge. I’m happy I learned that because — on our journey — me and those other four guys have impacted guys like Bijan Robinson or TreVeyon Henderson or CJ Stroud who’ve been participated in (NIL deals). Pain is glory. That’s what I teach my sons. It’s the truth......
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...nks-tattoo-five-helped-shape-nil-and-treveyon
Remember Tattoogate? You know, the controversy in 2010 and 2011 that forced Jim Tressel to resign and resulted in the departure of Terelle Pryor and suspensions of DeVier Posey, Mike Adams, Daniel “Boom” Herron and Solomon Thomas?
Of course you do. And so does Posey.
As NIL continues to evolve (and, by extension, become harder to control without a singular governing body), the whole controversy seems more laughable by the day. Posey laughs about it to this day, but he also understands the integral role the “Tattoo Five” played in laying the groundwork for NIL in collegiate athletics.
In a recent Q&A with Tyler Dunne of the newsletter Go Long, the former Ohio State receiver said his decade-long pain has become glory for college athletes today, but he invites it. At the same time, he hopes players like C.J. Stroud, TreVeyon Henderson and other Buckeyes understand the privilege they possess to make money at their current level of competition.
Dunne: With Ohio State, I can’t imagine what’s going through your head with all the transfer portal stuff today. All the millions of dollars being thrown around. It’s ridiculous to think what you, Terrelle and all you guys went through. At the time, it’s the No. 1 sports story. Your name’s getting dragged through the muck.
Posey: It’s crazy, man. Your pain can always be somebody else’s glory. I’ve invited it. I know our story has impacted NIL and a lot of decisions. When you look back at how we were dragged, we know we helped shape this NIL. We helped people realize how silly it was. To be honest, we had NIL deals all around the city. The irony of it all, my sophomore year, being a communications major, we had to do a 30-minute speech. I picked: “Why college athletes should be paid.” For a whole quarter, I researched. You had to have a problem. You had to have a solution. And you had to speak about it. So, I researched the problem. I understood how much people made from trademarks for the stadium. I understood what the video game made, what the jersey sales made and I came up with solutions. Trust funds and things like that. And what the Olympic committee does for amateur athletes, so they can go and compete in college. I had all these solutions for ways college kids can be paid. Through the irony of it all, I ended up not giving a f--k about the rules anymore. The veil was removed from my eyes. I could see what was going on. Yeah, it bit me. I lost a lot of money. I’m happy I uncovered that knowledge. I’m happy I learned that because — on our journey — me and those other four guys have impacted guys like Bijan Robinson or TreVeyon Henderson or CJ Stroud who’ve been participated in (NIL deals). Pain is glory. That’s what I teach my sons. It’s the truth......
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...nks-tattoo-five-helped-shape-nil-and-treveyon
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