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college press EXCHANOE
Although he has made no final decision
on whether to retire from basketball,
Bulls superstar Michael Jordan
has made a personal business
decision?no additional endorsements.
The world's most famous athlete,
and certainly its most exposed, has put
a hold on any new deals to hawk
products and services.
But his associates caution that Bulls
fans shouldn't read too much into it.
The move is a business decision unrelated
to his deliberations over whether
to return to the Bulls this year.
Jordan, through Falk Associates
Management Enterprises in Washington,
also known as FAME, has put a
hold on any new deals.
"We're not actively pursuing" any
new business, said Estee Portnoy, who
works on Jordan's business pursuits at
longtime agent David Falk's firm.
Portnoy added, "We haven't done a
deal since AMF."
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its inclusion in the Big Ten would be
likely to give the conference a stature
beyond those of all others. It also would
allow the conference to split into two
six-team divisions and put on a lucrative
championship game between division
winners, just as the Southeastern
Conference and the Big 12 do now. And
it would increase Notre Dame's chances
of becoming a major player in the new
Bowl Championship Series.
Besides, all of that, it would makes
sense on an athletic level. Located in
the Midwest, Notre Dame has had longstanding
rivalries with three Big Ten
members ? Michigan, Michigan State
and Purdue ? and has also had scheduling
arrangements with Penn State,
Ohio State and Northwestern.
Details would have to be worked out
before Notre Dame joined the Big Ten.
Notable among them would be television
contracts. Notre Dame's current
football deal with NBC extends through
2005, while the big Ten has a contract
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what we're doing."
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jee meats, Wheaties, Rayovac and the
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Forbes magazine recently estinated
that Jordan has pulled down
alary and endorsement money exeeding
$300 million this decade.
Even though there is a freeze on
ordan taking on new endorsements, a
tew line of footwear and other merhandise
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As for Jordan and his agent putting
i clamp on endorsements, one Chicap-based
marketing observer explained,
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Clients who sign up celebrities such
is Jordan to promote their products always
run the risk of overexposure. One
lotential problem is that consumers
nay only think of Jordan for certain
iroducts he hawks, such as Gatorade
ind Nike.
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and regional bias.
Grant Teaff, president of the Ameran
Football Coaches Association, didn't
elp matters when he said coaches made
he vote a low priority, gathering with
heir staffs, players, and, yes, families
)ng into Saturday nights after games
efore turning in their votes.
Purdue coach Joe Tiller said last
reek that he lets his son Michael, a col3ge
student, vote in his name in the
reseason poll. Last year, Penn State
oach Joe Paterno admitted that Budd
Tialman, State's associate AD for comlunications,
did the voting for him.
ind Paterno last week expressed conern
that coaches might vote their own
elf-interest.
Computer rankings, strength of
chedule, and won-lost records will
lso carry weight in the BCS ranktigs
under a system complicated enough
o make fans' heads spin.
It has yet to be determined when
he first BCS standings will be made
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