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re: Olivia Dunne will take part in LSU's Senior Night ceremonies. Is this her last season?

Posted on 3/11/24 at 4:28 pm to
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 4:28 pm to
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Another year of NIL opportunities (one of the few true NIL driven opportunities) could be worth millions.

How marketable is she without being an athlete?


That is the question.

She's not a particularly big contributor to the gymnastics team in terms of the actual competition. I think she only does, what, one event? But it's not like she is "going pro" as a gymnast regardless of when she leaves LSU. So much of her marketability centers around being a hot girl AND college gymnast at a major university. Once she stops being a gymnast she is essentially just a hot girl in a vast sea of hot girls on social media.

If she has some sort of media career in line for when she leaves LSU now may be the time to go. If not, it may be worthwhile to stay one more year and continue to monetize her NIL marketability for one last year.
Posted by BigBinBR
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Member since Mar 2023
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 5:10 pm to
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So much of her marketability centers around being a hot girl AND college gymnast at a major university.


This part isn’t true. She had a huge following when she was just hitting high school age - as in hundreds of thousands of followers.
Posted by Timeoday
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Member since Aug 2020
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:22 pm to
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Once she stops being a gymnast she is essentially just a hot girl in a vast sea of hot girls on social media.


Once she stops being a gymnast she is essentially an extremely flexible and athletic "hot" girl in a vast sea of hot girls on social media.

FIFY
Posted by NotaStarGazer
Member since Dec 2023
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 8:35 pm to
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She's not a particularly big contributor to the gymnastics team in terms of the actual competition. I think she only does, what, one event? But it's not like she is "going pro" as a gymnast regardless of when she leaves LSU. So much of her marketability centers around being a hot girl AND college gymnast at a major university. Once she stops being a gymnast she is essentially just a hot girl in a vast sea of hot girls on social media.

If she has some sort of media career in line for when she leaves LSU now may be the time to go. If not, it may be worthwhile to stay one more year and continue to monetize her NIL marketability for one last year.

Of course she is benefitting herself but IMO her main contribution to the LSU athletes there...obviously not her obscure gymnastic scores...is her unselfish and seemingly efficient instruction to other LSU female athletes about how to get their own NIL, etc. I'm not a big Tik Tok viewer but I have seen a couple of her videos where she had other gymnasts in her broadcast. I'm sure they got a piece of that pie. I give her immense credit for sincerely wanting to help others benefit from her marketing experience. Good for her!
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 3/12/24 at 7:19 am to
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So much of her marketability centers around being a hot girl AND college gymnast at a major university. Once she stops being a gymnast she is essentially just a hot girl in a vast sea of hot girls on social media.
No.

No. No. No.

Take off the purple and gold glasses. LSU did NOT make her.

She was huge before she came to LSU.

She'll be huge after she leaves.
Posted by GetmorewithLes
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 3/12/24 at 12:31 pm to
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If she has some sort of media career in line for when she leaves LSU now may be the time to go. If not, it may be worthwhile to stay one more year and continue to monetize her NIL marketability for one last year.


Livvy is one of the exceptions to the NIL situation we have now. She was one that was prohibited from using her own NIL before the new rules because she was a NCAA athlete. Pre NIL rule she had 4 mil TT and 3 mil IG followers that had little to do with her LSU affiliation and hence was able to launch her NIL immediately when the rule became effective.
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