All this talk about SP, but what would u do if....

[jayloo]

They offered to sponsor your team and/or give you discounts on markers and clothing.

You just had to promote SP and wear their logos.

What would you do?

[ted.c0bb1es]

that is a toughy. but, honestly, i would do it. I would, however, only do the bare minimum and tell other people what I truely thought about SP stuff behind SP' back. I might get caught and lose the sponsorship, but, that is what I would most likely do.

[tony3]

Take it, duh. Then again, I have nothing against them.

[Chronobreak]

im with ted 100%

[Steelrat]

I wouldn't take it, but I despise them.

[Eatem Alive]

discounts...wouldn't do it. full sponsorship...hell yes i would.

[LittlePaintballBoy]

I don't care how much I hate a company, if they make decent guns they are willing to give to me free i'd shoot them.

[punkncat]

I think I would take the sponsorship and see how well I liked the products they provided me with as a "team" player. I would guess that they would want to keep you hooked up as (one of) a spokesman for their product.

You might more easily find yourself in a position to offer feedback and input on the products development and design. That could be handy.

I haven't owned a SP marker to this point , at least not until my Shocker gets here (thanks Ryan) , so I guess I will get to see.....

[FSU_Paintball]

I'd take a full or very large sponsorship. My team needs something like that. It would be worth biting the bullet.

[VFX_Fenix]

If it meant that my team were to recieve a load of free gear, sure. The worst that can happen is SP will yank their support and leave us with a load of free stuff... which we could turn around and sell and buy more new stuff

In the event of discounted gear, most likely not, I dunno about you guys but I'm in college and $$ doesn't exactly come in copious ammounts while having your nose stuck in a book.

[JimInVA]

"I don't care for what you're doing... your business practices are distasteful and disconcerting... BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA SAVE ME A BUCK... who cares... I can look the other way?!"

Is this really where we've come as a society - for a bit of pampering here and a dollar there we'd jump at the opportunity to ignore the "principle of the thing"?

Personally, I am grateful for our right of "choice"... even if dismayed at the choice selected.

Jim

[LittlePaintballBoy]

Jim, I think it has come to more of a "We need money as a tournament team to BE a tournament team, i'll take whatever you got." kinda thing.

[JimInVA]

Pay me no mind... I still remember when a man's word was his bond and when a handshake held more certainty than ink on paper.

Jim

[punkncat]

Pay me no mind... I still remember when a man's word was his bond and when a handshake held more certainty than ink on paper.

Jim

You must be pretty old.........

[JimInVA]

LOL... old enough to know that I want to see it in writing!!!