November 7th, 2022 at 4:37 PM ^
I haven't seen it, but this seems on par with the Decoldest Crawford HVAC company endorsement and I approve.
November 7th, 2022 at 4:39 PM ^
A good commercial for a local lawyer? Hard to imagine...
November 7th, 2022 at 5:24 PM ^
Mike Morse is a little guy. Why does that not surprise me?
November 7th, 2022 at 6:50 PM ^
Few people look regular-sized standing next to Mike Morris.
November 7th, 2022 at 6:49 PM ^
Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else ... noticed?
November 7th, 2022 at 4:42 PM ^
I question his loyalty to Michigan. No Michigan fan would wear a Red and White jersey regardless of branding! /s
November 7th, 2022 at 4:51 PM ^
Fortunately, our level of rivalry doesn't require us to go bat-shit crazy. We can still use red, and don't need to eliminate use of "O" or the article "the."
November 7th, 2022 at 4:52 PM ^
/s = Sarcasm
November 7th, 2022 at 5:06 PM ^
You are spot on, however, in the one commercial he is wearing a blue suit, so in the other he could have had a blue jersey - just sayin'
What still bugs me is why can't our Mike Morris wear his U of M Jersey and say he is a Michigan football player??? WTF, I am tired of hearing that U of M needs to "protect" the Block M, no weird fonts or colors, etc. - lame ass excuses. His jersey is the right color, font, etc. Let the kids wear them, FERGODSAKES!!!
Santa, HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 7th, 2022 at 5:42 PM ^
Sincere question: is that a policy only Michigan has? Do other schools allow their students exercising NIL to use the logo jersey? I myself honestly do not know.
I can see why Michigan might prevent the wearing of the jersey with the Nike / Jordan logo ... that probably gets into some copyright issues outside the university. If they're prohibiting use of the block "M" and the name, I wonder -- honestly, I'm just speculating here -- it has something to do with avoiding the appearance of support / involvement / endorsement of the student athlete?
I spent 35 years in a large multi-national IT company, and for many of those years I swore the lawyers ran the company. It was astonishing how restrictive they were on certain things. Some I understood (example: never make performance guarantees); some I didn't understand (example: having to spell out well-known and widely-used acronyms every time).
So I'm really raising a big question mark about the whole thing.
I did find it somewhat interesting that the very distinctive maize and blue colors were okay. I guess the lawyers decided that's okay, even though not many would confuse that uniform with, say, West Virginia (very similar colors).
November 7th, 2022 at 6:10 PM ^
The United States has more lawyers per capita than any country in the world. 1 for every 248 residents. Once you get past Italy (#2 at 1:260) it's not even close.
Why do lawyers run the show at big companies and institutions? Because the perception of deep pockets attracts people trying to get "easy money" any way possible.
To directly answer your question:
Mike Morris wearing clothes which happen to match Michigan's colors is MIke Morris' choice alone. Mike Morris wearing Michigan/Jumpman branded clothes (which Nike/UofM most likely provided) now becomes Mike Morris & Michigan. Who are you going to go after if you are trying to get big money: Mike Morris or the University of Michigan? The first scenario keeps Michigan out of it. No idea what other schools do, but the less you have to lose, the less you worry about these things.
November 7th, 2022 at 6:55 PM ^
The University of Michigan's trademarks and logos are not Mike Morris's to sell. Only his own name, image, and likeness are his to capitalize on.
November 7th, 2022 at 8:11 PM ^
This is why I asked if other colleges allowed use of their trademarks and logos for NIL productions. If so, are they (a) authorizing free use; (b) authorizing compensated use; or (c) turning a blind eye?
November 7th, 2022 at 6:02 PM ^
Unless you are Brady Hoke.
November 7th, 2022 at 4:47 PM ^
This is what I imagined when NIL became legal...knowing all the other BS would be reality.
Happy for the real Mike Morris. Hoping he's getting paid well for everything he brings to the team.
November 7th, 2022 at 5:55 PM ^
Quick aside: What could I do as an NIL program for UM when I win the Powerball jackpot, tonight?
Immediate thought: open a Free-Play arcade on South U and hire the players to hang out when they have time. $10k per player per month. That'd be just under $1m per month. If I invested the after-tax $1 billion in winnings at 2%, that'd be over $20 million in interest revenue per year, less $12 million in ad expenses and capital gains taxes. I'd still be in the black and I'd get to play video games and pinball all day long.
November 7th, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^
Uh...you won't have 1 billion after taxes.
November 7th, 2022 at 4:48 PM ^
Mike Morris is one handsome dude. Nice to see him get some NFL draft love in addition to some additional spotlight and some cash.
November 7th, 2022 at 5:01 PM ^
Mike Morse is an awful human being and a leech on society...but I am happy to see Mike Morris make a few $$. Seems like a good dude.
November 7th, 2022 at 5:20 PM ^
You sound like you've worked against him lol
November 7th, 2022 at 5:35 PM ^
....and may have lost???
November 7th, 2022 at 8:02 PM ^
Nope. Not an attorney.
November 7th, 2022 at 6:36 PM ^
I know a lawyer who says the much the same. Mike Morse is a bottom-feeder who's liable to break his nose if the ambulance stops too quickly.
November 7th, 2022 at 8:20 PM ^
I agree with this. His whole kickback scheme with his PT buddy and a crony at the Detroit Police Department says it all.
November 7th, 2022 at 5:02 PM ^
That's awesome. Hope we can get more and more for our guys!
November 7th, 2022 at 5:13 PM ^
This is great for recruiting.
November 7th, 2022 at 5:21 PM ^
You referring to Morse or Morris?
November 7th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
I'm sure this was shared before but Reese's signed every kid in cfb with the last name Reese, as well (12 players in total)
November 7th, 2022 at 5:51 PM ^
This is great, though I’m still inordinately fond of the Colorado offensive lineman doing underwear ads.
November 7th, 2022 at 6:24 PM ^
Mike (not Morse) is a big dude!
November 7th, 2022 at 10:27 PM ^
I knew his son growing up. He's a lawyer now, too, in NC. Went to Duke.