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Hes on Insta..tiktok and now...t shirts

https://influxermerch.com/products/bowl ... i9fl-tUJfg
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Flipper wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 5:49 pm Hes on Insta..tiktok and now...t shirts

https://influxermerch.com/products/bowl ... i9fl-tUJfg
Cool shirt. $50 for a T shirt is a bit much. I see they are getting $7 back, but still….
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tiznow wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:02 pm
Flipper wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 5:49 pm Hes on Insta..tiktok and now...t shirts

https://influxermerch.com/products/bowl ... i9fl-tUJfg
Cool shirt. $50 for a T shirt is a bit much. I see they are getting $7 back, but still….
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Who ends up with Pudge's NIL cashola?
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TalonsUpPuckDown wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:22 pm Who ends up with Pudge's NIL cashola?
I have to imagine it's George Carlson, his owner.

I think the Pudge stuff is obviously very cheesy and dumb, but that's also the reputation of MAC football nationally so I think it's smart to lean into it.
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TalonsUpPuckDown wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:22 pm Who ends up with Pudge's NIL cashola?
Hopefully George Carlson, it's his cat after all.
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Pudge is now College Football 26 famous.

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It's not the fall that hurts...it's when you hit the ground.
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https://x.com/WTOL11Toledo/status/19650 ... sGveg&s=09

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I'm sure the folks in Marketing appreciate PETA giving the story fresh legs
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Pudge was doing meet and greets in Cincinnati.

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BG Memories is selling a Pudge NIL tee. Proceeds directly to George Carlson, the BGSU general fund, and Wood County Humane Society.

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Great article today from Jake Trotter @ ESPN

This is the good stuff about Pudge. Publicity for BG, but also a chance for a MAC long snapper to tell his story. Yeah, I don't even like cats, but still freaking awesome all around... Love George's comment about Pudge bringing him joy and just happy to see him spread that joy to the entire BG community.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... e-football
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I absolutely love this kind of organic, fun engagement ...it's pretty rare these days. Audiences are so fragmented and there's so much noise...it's hard to get a lot of attention.

My wife bought me the original Pudge shirt as a birthday present...I'm all in on the other one. I can add them to my collection of BG gear that goes back decades.
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hammb wrote: Wed Sep 17, 2025 1:01 pm Great article today from Jake Trotter @ ESPN

This is the good stuff about Pudge. Publicity for BG, but also a chance for a MAC long snapper to tell his story. Yeah, I don't even like cats, but still freaking awesome all around... Love George's comment about Pudge bringing him joy and just happy to see him spread that joy to the entire BG community.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... e-football
Never knew the backstory, it's both heartbreaking and uplifting. What a great article.
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jpfalcon09 wrote: Wed Sep 17, 2025 1:22 pm
hammb wrote: Wed Sep 17, 2025 1:01 pm Great article today from Jake Trotter @ ESPN

This is the good stuff about Pudge. Publicity for BG, but also a chance for a MAC long snapper to tell his story. Yeah, I don't even like cats, but still freaking awesome all around... Love George's comment about Pudge bringing him joy and just happy to see him spread that joy to the entire BG community.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... e-football
Never knew the backstory, it's both heartbreaking and uplifting. What a great article.
100% Kudos to Jake for getting the story out there. Been following Jake for years (He was at OU, then went to Browns beat after Baker draft, then back to ESPN national). Good writer, great story.