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Former Alabama QB Greg McElroy makes strong case for return of NCAA Football video game
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Much like the majority of college football fans, former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy also wants the NCAA Football video games series to return after a three-year hiatus.
McElroy was one of the tens of thousands of college football players to receive a check from the EA Sports as part of the class action lawsuit for player likeness. The company hasn’t created another NCAA Football game since 2013, as it had to pay college football players for using their likeness in the game.
The checks the players are receiving isn’t life-changing, to say the least. Reports indicate that players are being sent an average of $200, though it varies by person.
McElroy, not impressed with what he got in the mail, went on a Twitter rant about how he’d much rather just have the game back, and how college players should salivate at the exposure that it gives rather than complain about likeness.
I just got my NCAA/EA Sports Likeness settlement check and I have some strong feelings about it. (1/5)
— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) April 15, 2016
NCAA Video Game > This Check
Use my likeness. I don't care.
I'll send my check back if NCAA Football returns.(2/5) pic.twitter.com/wLUOVnZUCt
— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) April 15, 2016
I understand that money is measurable, but BEING IN a video game that's played by millions of people?
How much is that exposure worth?(3/5)
— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) April 15, 2016
Advertisers would love that type of presence.
What's more valuable, short-term $ or being in a Video Game that people play for years?!(4/5)
— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) April 15, 2016
Not to mention, playing as YOURSELF in a game is priceless. Current players deserve that experience, too.
BRING BACK NCAA FOOTBALL!(5/5)
— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) April 15, 2016
What do you think? Does he make a compelling argument?
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
