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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Ron on June 23, 2006, 05:34:28 PM
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I had lunch with Lonnie Teper today at Chili's in Northridge, (he was kind enough to pick up the tab, as he did at the Cheesecake Factory after his Junior Cal show three weeks ago) and he told me that Vyotech has signed on as the Title Sponsor for the 2007 Ironman Pro show!
Lonnie also told me that thanks to Jim Manion, the IM will now be a top five qualifier for the Mr. Olympia. The Ironman will be entering its 18th year next February. It will be again in Pasadena (it's 4th year there), which the venue and town is great! (Unless it will rain again - rained 3 years in a row that weekend).
Lonnie also told me that Bodybuilding.com will also be producing the webcast, like they did last year, but with much better quality, sound and production.
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any truth to the rumor that bsn and muscletech are bidding for the 2007 O?
Ron, will the O be webcast this year?
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Lonnie also told me that thanks to Jim Manion, the IM will now be a top five qualifier for the Mr. Olympia.
There are already too many people qualifying as it is.
Just how many 3rd-tier scrubs have to be put on the Olympia stage before the whole thing loses any meaning?
The ASC is a big-money show, so top 5 makes sense. The NY shouldn't be top 5, and they sure shouldn't be adding more "top 5" shows.
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will the O be webcast this year?
It is being worked on but that is the plan.
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Will they be changing the name to the "Vyotech Shawn Ray Ironman Pro"? ::)
If so, we'll start seeing ads next month for the Feb show, and they'll feature athetes like Coleman, Haney, Labrada, Munzer, Grimek...
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I had lunch with Lonnie Teper today at Chili's in Northridge, (he was kind enough to pick up the tab, as he did at the Cheesecake Factory after his Junior Cal show three weeks ago) and he told me that Vyotech has signed on as the Title Sponsor for the 2007 Ironman Pro show!
Balling out of control, was red lobster all filled up?
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Are they going to have a strongman event next year??
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Hey Ron, did ya broach the age issue with Lonnie? I mean he's passed his sell-by date by now, surely. :)
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There are already too many people qualifying as it is.
Just how many 3rd-tier scrubs have to be put on the Olympia stage before the whole thing loses any meaning?
The ASC is a big-money show, so top 5 makes sense. The NY shouldn't be top 5, and they sure shouldn't be adding more "top 5" shows.
They do this so that it will be harder for the PDI to grab guys.
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1993 Olympia... look at this quality- 22 guys TOTAL. What are we going to have this year, 30? 35? Horrible.
1 Dorian Yates
2 Ken Wheeler (Flex)
3 Shawn Ray
4 Lee Labrada
5 Kevin Levrone
6 Paul Dillett
7 Charles Clairmonte
8 Sonny Schmidt
9 Andreas Munzer
10 Lou Ferrigno
11 Milos Sarcev
12 J J Marsh
13 Flavio Baccianini
14 Ron Love
15 Ray McNeil
16 Mauro Sarni
17 Hamdullah Aykutlu
18 Mike Matarazzo
18 Arthur Buurman
18 Pavel Grolmus
18 Johann Schatz
18 John Sherman
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Any truth to the rumor that bsn and muscletech are bidding for the 2007 O?
Not that I know of - usually they start working on the 2007 O a few days after the 2006 O ends. At the moment, everyone is working on this years' contest. As for title sponsor, I think last year it was Muscletech. This year, it is Hardbody Entertainment.
Will the O be webcast this year?
It would be great if they do webcast the event. I am sure that it is perhaps in the works, given that Hardbody Entertainment produces DVDs and has some value in it. And of course, we all know that bb.com is more than happy to webcast it if all else goes awry.
Did ya broach the age issue with Lonnie? I mean he's passed his sell-by date by now, surely.
Lonnie is probably more fit than I am. The man is a college professor, teaching various health and other interesting classes at Pasadena City College, and has a journalism degree. And as for his knowledge of bodybuilding, he knows more than almost anyone in our industry, except for perhaps Peter McGough and Joe Roark. And lets all face it - isnt he the best emcee out there, with close to 300+ contests.
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Strongman events??
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Where does Vyotech get all this money?
They have to be the MOST beneficial to the NPC/IFBB.
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It would be great if they do webcast the event. I am sure that it is perhaps in the works, given that Hardbody Entertainment produces DVDs and has some value in it. And of course, we all know that bb.com is more than happy to webcast it if all else goes awry.
I heard they had hardbody doing everything with one media team, hence the no PPV, and that they are banking on DVD sales to be their cashcow, as the only way to see it. I hope that wouldn't mean BBing.com wouldn't be able to webcast. Blocking the PPV AND the webcast, for a show that no one is going to be interested in ordering a few weeks later, ugh...
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Where does Vyotech get all this money?
They have to be the MOST beneficial to the NPC/IFBB.
They get there money from their parent company Hydroderm.
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Lonnie is probably more fit than I am. The man is a college professor, teaching various health and other interesting classes at Pasadena City College, and has a journalism degree. And as for his knowledge of bodybuilding, he knows more than almost anyone in our industry, except for perhaps Peter McGough and Joe Roark. And lets all face it - isnt he the best emcee out there, with close to 300+ contests.
Great answer. I agree. Now what about the question again. :)
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I had lunch with Lonnie Teper today at Chili's in Northridge,
What did yo uget from Chilis? I find the steak to be okay... I usually get the turkey sandwich with fries. Hard to eat like a BBer there. Fajitas maybe...
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What did yo uget from Chilis? I find the steak to be okay... I usually get the turkey sandwich with fries. Hard to eat like a BBer there. Fajitas maybe...
I was thinking " Baby Back Ribs " ;)
The Beef
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Where does Vyotech get all this money?
Didn't The Beast come out of nowhere and start spending money like crazy a few years ago? And then they just stopped...
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This year, it is Hardbody Entertainment.
Who is that?
Anyone got a link to their site?
Sounds, um, interesting...
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http://hardbodyentertainment.net/
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If so, we'll start seeing ads next month for the Feb show, and they'll feature athetes like Coleman, Haney, Labrada, Munzer, Grimek...
But I bet they'll be spelled right :D
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Soft porn...I love it!
Thanks, Ron-man.
"Olympia Officials are promising this year’s event to be the biggest ever..."
They promised that last year.
They lied.
Should fans believe them this time? Hmm...
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Absolutely they should. The Mr. Olympia is the best bodybuilding event in the world. Especially when it is Las Vegas... simple as that. Where else can you get a press conference, meet the athletes night, expos that are bodybuilding oriented, shows, seminars, and more.
And this is Vegas... where you can catch many other speciality shows on other nights, or just go listen to some music, have some fun, enjoy the city and a little mini vacation for a few days...
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I heard that Meet the Olympians was packed last year. Some said it was the most popular part of the entire weekend.
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i went last year it was dreadful
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This may be the first shot across the bow of the PDI, in an attempt to keep IFBB pros from defecting. The only carrot the IFBB has to dangle in front of pros is the chance to compete at the O. Since most of them make absolutely nothing for doing so, they have to live on the status of being in the game. If I'm right, look for other contests to start loosening up on how many O qualifications are available through them. & I suspect more pro cards will be available to men through the NPC in the next year.
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This may be the first shot across the bow of the PDI, in an attempt to keep IFBB pros from defecting. The only carrot the IFBB has to dangle in front of pros is the chance to compete at the O. Since most of them make absolutely nothing for doing so, they have to live on the status of being in the game. If I'm right, look for other contests to start loosening up on how many O qualifications are available through them. & I suspect more pro cards will be available to men through the NPC in the next year.
Hmm...interesting theory.
If I'm the IFBB, though, I just sit back and see what happens with PDI this year before making any drastic changes in my own organization. Maybe they (the IFBB) know something we don't know about just how strong the PDI is at this point.
Hmm...
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There are already too many people qualifying as it is.
Just how many 3rd-tier scrubs have to be put on the Olympia stage before the whole thing loses any meaning?
We've already crossed the point of having too many scrubs on the Olympia stage. The Olympia should be for the top guys only. Qualification should happen by winning a show, not top 3 or top 5. What happens when there are 30 guys in the Olympia? Half the lineup stands there during pre-judging and doesn't get a callout. Then, they go home unhappy and wonder why they did the show to begin with. The Arnold Classic is smart, they limit the field to around 15 competitors each year by making it invitational only. If the Olympia took only the winners of that year's pro shows, there would be around 10 guys in the lineup, all top quality.
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What happens when there are 30 guys in the Olympia?
We'll find out this year, when there's 11 athletes and 18 pincusions up there.