RUPP PAID 7 figures?

Rupp's zillions wrote:

Nike's major market is poor urban kids

While the youth market is important for any apparel brand, you're underestimating how many adults spend good money on performance wear every year. Hundreds of thousands of US adults run every week, and plenty more hit the gym or just try to look fit. To many of them, Kobe and Lebron matter no more than Goucher and Flanagan. Even if they can't name the pro runners, they see it in ads, hear about it in running stores or from their runner friends, watch the Olympics, and it all trickles down. I'm not saying Goucher deserves what Lebron makes, but I find it ridiculous to say he's worth $40m/yr and she isn't worth $1m/yr.

RunWild wrote:

Just because the 1500 is Mo's best PR doesn't mean its his best event.

Actually that's exactly what that means. How can something worse be better? Farah got 2nd in that race didn't he? He would likely do worse in a low 12:4x 5000m.

It's not all about the competitions you know!

For all we know Rupp might be the best in the World at giving feedback to the shoe development division at Nike, the best in the World at evaluating new exercises and/or races together with his Nike trainer, the best in the World at suggesting lite improvments and tweaks for underwater treadmills, antigravity dittos and other edgy stuff at Nike Campus, etc.

The fact alone that he gets to try out and evalute new Nike stuff and ideas before other athletes gan even get their hands on them puts him in the same salary negotiating position as an astronaut compared to a professional airline pilot... ;-)

Ryan Hall has no "mortgage", he paid cash for the Redding home with his Nissan deal.

What a suckhole! There's nearly as many meth labs in Redding than in Eugene.

kdo wrote:

RunWild wrote:

Just because the 1500 is Mo's best PR doesn't mean its his best event.

Actually that's exactly what that means. How can something worse be better? Farah got 2nd in that race didn't he? He would likely do worse in a low 12:4x 5000m.

The implication here is that he was pushed to his limit in that 1500. I would like to see what his 5000m would be if he pushed himself to the point where the last lap is no faster than a 58.

kdo wrote:

No, he has convincingly demonstrated that the 1500 is his best time so far. 3:28 is way better than 12:53 or whatever his PR is. So, you're wrong on that 100%.

You're also wrong that he has demonstrated that he can outrun everyone in the 5/10. He has never done it so there's no way of knowing whether he could or couldn't. The pacing of those races lately is because no one wants to push the pace. The same as in the 1500m. Even the guys with no sprint speed are sitting and kicking. That tells you that it has nothing to do with Farah and everything to do with people just not wanting to push the pace. If Bekele or El G were around this wouldn't be happening. Or any of the true top tier Kenyans and Ethiopians (who are now in the marathon).

moron

no

we've been thru this

Mo is capable of 12'40 / 26'30

something Renato Canova has said on these forums he agrees with

idiot

go look

whatthehell??? wrote:

Why the hell would he deserve that? Go beyond the silver medal and records, purely from a marketing standpoint, why would he be deserving of that?

Awkward, anti-social, gives interviews only at his convenience, not good looking (from a marketing pov).

Now go to someone like Symmonds, paid way less, yet is well spoken, good looking, makes a lot of effort to market himself, etc.

It's guys like Rupp who ruin the sport for other potential pros who can barely hack it. Would Rupp make what he makes if it weren't for Salazar's swoosh influences?

The market determines Rupp's earning's, pure & simple.

Twack Twon Youth Eth Ehth wrote:

I was a volunteer at the Olympic Trials and schmoozed around. Track TV producers make seven figures. The CEO at Runnerspace and Flowtrak make seven figures. Track and Field News reporters and cameramen make high six figures. Why no love for Galen Rupp, THE GREAT WHITE HOPE.

-99/10.

I thought you were referring to Ryan Hall for some odd reason. I would be astonished if Ryan Hall was paid anywhere near 7 figures after all the quitting and not getting any medals. If Ryan was paid $60,000 a year w/no medical benefits that would make sense

Gcol wrote:

Ryan Hall has no "mortgage", he paid cash for the Redding home with his Nissan deal.

It was a $250K home dude, not $5mil.

which ones wrote:

Keepin it Real wrote:

And why would you or anyone else have an issue with that? You have morons riding the bench in the NBA making $10mil a year and you're going to complain because the 10,000 AR holder might make a couple of mil a year? And don't forget, that bonehead from JAM that acts the fool is easily making $10mil/year. Jeez, get your priorities straight.

Serious question? Who are the "morons riding the bench in the NBA making $10mil a year"? Would be very interested to see if you can come up with a list, because I think you are WAY off.

Not WAY off smart guy. The top 5 NBA Bench Players all make $10 million+. The top 30 Bench Players all make $6 million or more.

27.4 acres. A pond out front, a pool in the back. He paid $975K, just check Zillow, deuche.

Comparing Usain Bolt to Galen Rupp is like comparing Paul Pierce to Michael Jordan.

He probably made half of that in appearance money at the London Anniversary Games.

He's a bigger star over there than over here.

It was a $250K home dude, not $5mil.

$250k will get you a parking strip in Palo Alto for Fido ;-)

Fido has to do #2 wrote:

It was a $250K home dude, not $5mil.

$250k will get you a parking strip in Palo Alto for Fido ;-)

Eugene buddy, not Palo.

NJ Possible wrote:

Rupp's zillions wrote:

Nike's major market is poor urban kids

While the youth market is important for any apparel brand, you're underestimating how many adults spend good money on performance wear every year. Hundreds of thousands of US adults run every week, and plenty more hit the gym or just try to look fit. To many of them, Kobe and Lebron matter no more than Goucher and Flanagan. Even if they can't name the pro runners, they see it in ads, hear about it in running stores or from their runner friends, watch the Olympics, and it all trickles down. I'm not saying Goucher deserves what Lebron makes, but I find it ridiculous to say he's worth $40m/yr and she isn't worth $1m/yr.

I am not "underestimating" any of Nike's other markets. Flat out, it IS their major market. Read the financials.

It does make sense for Nike to pay Kobe and Lebron whatever huge amounts these "role models" get. Big bucks are a big part of the dream Nike feeds to poor urban kids. The Nike dream for them goes well beyond athletic achievement. These kids know what money Kobe and Lebron make, and not only what they do with a basketball. These kids care about money as much as investment bankers do.

mdsj1970 wrote:

Comparing Usain Bolt to Galen Rupp is like comparing Paul Pierce to Michael Jordan.

Not even Paul Pierce.

trackcoach wrote:

The market determines Rupp's earning's, pure & simple.

What market is there for Galen Rupp?

Who did Nike bid against to sponsor him?

If Rupp put himself on eBay for endorsements who would make a bid, and for what?

I'd pity bedbugs who had to live off whatever he has to offer.