Jamaica should get some of the US$2.7 million

[Islandman]

Yes Florida Gator Relays is the one I was thinking about too. Been going on for a very long time , some girls teams from Morant Bay went there in the late 70s/early 80s.

[Assasin]

The Florida Relays is a big thing in the Gainsville region and seems well attend"

"so as soon as a little money come in, pure cassa cassaed. Should be doable.."

Even before the money. LOL!!!!

[Assasin]

Jamaican schools get anything from Boys Champs and Gibson Relays? Maybe we should start there.

[Mosiah]

I agree. I don't understand this mentality. Jamaican companies are huge at Penn and Jamaica is more than represented. The DJ is dancehall music, Jamaican good is all over the place and Grace's logo is large and plentiful as if they are the title sponsors.

So, not sure why we think we deserve some of the profits just because...

[Sir X]

long , i think NBC knows where the money lies , usa vs the world ,is nothing without Jamaica ,be it fans or athletes.

[Stonigut]

Yes, however it seems many people are going crazy about how their spend is not being recognized. When you don't own the stuff is either shut up or put up.
Issa knows the deal and can make the decision is either pennies on the dollar or the chance at quarters on the dollar.

You actually have a great shot of increasing revenue and reducing cost over the long run.

[Sir X]

Yuh think,money talks but the sticking point is will power ,and thats where we fail,habitually.

[Islandman]

Sounds interesting. As you say getting to there from here is no simple task. You would have to get 3 or 4 of the top JA teams on board to launch. Maybe a switch would not be necessary at first, meaning they could do Penn as well.

We talking 50 years of Penn tradition to overcome, it was not an overnight thing.

[Stonigut]

Too far out of season for the youths to be on them game, four weeks after champs, two to three weeks after Carifta would be perfect. American youths and Latin American youths still in school as well, so they should be near their peak as well.

[Sir X]

or a summer thing ,$$$$$

[Stonigut]

Yeah, the more I think of it, I think it would be a great fit and very doable.

Last weekend in April.

[Sir X]

Sounds good Stoni

[Stonigut]

On the second question, yes absolutely.

But the best chance to do something with US impact is not just bringing teams to Ja, that is somewhat limited in my mind, the best shot is teaming with University of Miami, university of a Florida or FSU and starting a combined meet with a split in proceeds, it would start as an invitational for best of Florida, best of southeast high schools and colleges with all the key yard schools pulling from Penns and coming to this meet, the added advantage is the more than five hundred thousand Jamaicans in Florida and this meet could also get the cream of the crop schools and colleges from Columbia, Venezuela, panama, it could become a true championship of the America held in the capital of the Americas, Miami or anywhere within a five hour drive of Miami. Really get the Dominicans, Cubans, floridians involved you may need a 100k stadium to stage this in a few years.

I would get the Gibson planning/execution team to do this.

Of course our greatest weakness is effective planning and teamwork with others, so as soon as a little money come in, pure cassa cassa.

[Sir X]

The largest portion of the monies generated from sponsorships is used to help defray the expenses of the many college teams which annually attend the Relays. The number of schools from distant parts of the United States made a dramatic rise under Baker, and interest in the Relays rose as well, with Saturday crowds averaging 40,000 for the eight years of Baker’s tenure. The scope of the meet also increased, with college women’s and high school girls’ championships having been brought to parity with the championships offered their male counterparts, and the number of contestants also increased.


http://www.thepennrelays.com/ViewArt...ATCLID=1403812


leggo di money,our influence is undeniable,we need the money,penn can help,if part of the product is suffering all of it will,its upto the chef penn to rectify it and the sufferer have all right to demnd allievation.We are not begging them anything and we owe them nothing.As for who should negotiate thats a different issue, i have laid out a grouse that should be addressed.

[Islandman]

Well Stoni I don't think Jamaican track and field has to threaten to pull out to benefit more from Penn. Wouldn't the JAAA already be getting something from participating in the international races though? I would think so.

Also, do you think there any chance of transforming a meet like Gibson into an international school meet? I know in the past some non-Jamaican schools have attended but it has never been more than one or two at a time.