dmksioux Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Any if you here what the deal was with this?? http://eliteopportunities.org/international-news/international-futures-all-star-game-announced/#comment-8 i don't recall hearing or seeing anything in the local media. Turned out to be a pretty crummy deal for those who showed up for it. http://www.valleynewslive.com/news/local/headlines/2016-International-Futures-All-Star-Game-cancelled-368791581.html?device=phone&c=y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I never heard anything about this. You would think something like this would get local media attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 36 minutes ago, homer said: I never heard anything about this. You would think something like this would get local media attention. There was something on it on WDAY/Z's 10pm telecast last night but that was the only mention I've seen of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 2 hours ago, homer said: I never heard anything about this. You would think something like this would get local media attention. The website has a UND football logo on it. Not good publicity. I'm surprised the Alerus or the GF media wasn't publicizing it...just seems like a weird deal all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 56 minutes ago, dmksioux said: The website has a UND football logo on it. Not good publicity. I'm surprised the Alerus or the GF media wasn't publicizing it...just seems like a weird deal all around. The only thing UND would have to do with it is that they (along with a lot of others) do some scouting at the event. Curious if they know their logo is being used. Agreed that any affiliation, even if just perceived, isn't ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3 hours ago, dmksioux said: The website has a UND football logo on it. Not good publicity. I'm surprised the Alerus or the GF media wasn't publicizing it...just seems like a weird deal all around. It was on the Alerus website. I saw it listed last week when I was looking for another event. But the Alerus Center isn't going to spend money promoting an event for an outside group. That normally isn't part of the rental agreement. The only time the Alerus would do that is if the renting party paid extra for those services. And normally the media doesn't go looking for events to publicize. If the group putting on the event didn't reach out to the media, the media may not even know that it was going on. At first glance this looks like a group (or individual) that was way over their head and didn't have a clue about how to put on an event of that size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-1 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 8 hours ago, jdub27 said: The only thing UND would have to do with it is that they (along with a lot of others) do some scouting at the event. Curious if they know their logo is being used. Agreed that any affiliation, even if just perceived, isn't ideal. Don't believe coaches can recruit in person or evaluate in person now. So this thing was for tape and measurables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/local-sports/3948764-semi-pro-coach-all-star-football-event-was-absolute-fiasco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Cratter said: http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/local-sports/3948764-semi-pro-coach-all-star-football-event-was-absolute-fiasco Will Mattis looks like he's 20. His dad, Bill Mattis, owns Allstar Inc sports agency. It looks like he works for his dad. The whole thing sounds like a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drg8797 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You are lucky that you didn't know anything about these games. We drove all the way from Toronto. This was a complete pile of crap. We lost thousands of dollars and are now dealing with the embarrassment of being scammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-1 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 11 minutes ago, drg8797 said: You are lucky that you didn't know anything about these games. We drove all the way from Toronto. This was a complete pile of crap. We lost thousands of dollars and are now dealing with the embarrassment of being scammed. Very sorry to hear that. These type of games, whether HS or College, seem to be popping up more and more and most of the new one's usually end up being a disaster. How did this game get popular with the Canada prospects and what did they say is the benefit of playing in it? Who was the liaison up there promoting it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3 hours ago, UND-1 said: Don't believe coaches can recruit in person or evaluate in person now. So this thing was for tape and measurables. Bad wording on my part. Just wanted to make it clear that UND didn't have any more to do with the event than any other local schools/coaches. The only reference I saw to UND anywhere was a screenshot of the Alerus Center's website with the event details that has the UND Football logo up in the corner (which I guess should be a credit to the Alerus Center for prominently displaying that on all of their pages now). Bad deal around. Very unfortunate situation for the athletes and their families who spent time and money on what they thought would be an investment for their future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Was there a gf connection I'm not seeing? Or did they just pick the Alerus Center because it's probably one of the few northern indoor stadiums (with cheap rent)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I had seen this listed on the Al's website a week or two ago and wondered what it was. I did a two second Google search and after reading about it was surprised that it wasn't being discussed here. An annual event like this seems like it could become a good deal for GF, the Al, and UND football. Too bad it turned out to be a cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Maybe this was the pre-Bison/Sioux game & everyone missed it Seriously sounds like a terrible scam - that probably had good original intentions but Failed Miserably - Kids stuck with No rooms No food a few walked from Airport to Alerus Arena Grand Forks & Alerus Center need to try & bring justice to this - so it can never happen again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND1983 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Just now, Fetch said: Maybe this was the pre-Bison/Sioux game & everyone missed it Seriously sounds like a terrible scam - that probably had good original intentions but Failed Miserably - Kids stuck with No rooms No food a few walked from Airport to Alerus Arena Grand Forks & Alerus Center need to try & bring justice to this - so it can never happen again That really happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Would a Bond be possible for somthing like this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 150 showed up out of 300 that might have paid $400 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxphan27 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 37 minutes ago, Fetch said: Maybe this was the pre-Bison/Sioux game & everyone missed it Seriously sounds like a terrible scam - that probably had good original intentions but Failed Miserably - Kids stuck with No rooms No food a few walked from Airport to Alerus Arena Grand Forks & Alerus Center Elite Opportunities needs to try & bring justice to this - so it can never happen again FYP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I think they will disappear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 The organizer of the event has an interview in the GF Herald today. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/local-sports/3950679-organizer-failed-gf-football-event-responds-criticism I can't believe the whole thing fell apart because of jerseys. He doesn't address the question of not having coaches, officials, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I'd guess he thought it would be a nice money making endeavor for him but ended up costing more than he thought. Poor planning all around. I don't think it was a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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