What set will fill the SPA void?

[SouthSideSluggers]

I know what will replace SPA.......SPA will......!! Ok, college uni's..yes, but still great patches and hard signed...College Football popularity is growing every year, no reason why this set can't be as popular as before. If anything it will be even more unique and colorful. We were still at the photo shoot so we still have memorabilia. Sweet Spot hits in a few weeks and there will be zero redemptions and all hard signed!

But its still College.....this will still feel like a Draft issue...nobody wants to see there favorite Pro rookie featured in his college uniforms...or very few will. Why will a Denver Broncos fan want a Florida card of Tebow? Some might but most want to see the Pro Teams colors, and Rookie Photoshoot jerseys??? Bring the game used college jerseys at least so there is some value there. Sorry to say that the loss of SPA will not be filled with college stuff...

but in that same argument, wouldnt a Florida Fan want to see Tebow in a Gators uni? remember that is a market not really touched yet.....soon all your favorite NFL players will have more jersey cards and photographs of them in pro jerseys then you could need.....but there will never be many in college uniforms.........

That arguement is also not true as there will be cards of these players in their college uniforms in every stadium give-away set, college bowl game sets, inside the school programs, etc as well as every Legends set, Press Pass, Draft Pics sets etc....if you wanted to market College cards thats great but don't try to sell as a replacement for the NFL. I understand that your company no longer has the rights to produce quality NFL products ( a shame in my book but it is what it is) but that being said, I really don't see how college players with Photoshoot jerseys will be in demand for more than a novelty...no brand staying power(See Classic products).

 

[UDFootball]

I know what will replace SPA.......SPA will......!! Ok, college uni's..yes, but still great patches and hard signed...College Football popularity is growing every year, no reason why this set can't be as popular as before. If anything it will be even more unique and colorful. We were still at the photo shoot so we still have memorabilia. Sweet Spot hits in a few weeks and there will be zero redemptions and all hard signed!

But its still College.....this will still feel like a Draft issue...nobody wants to see there favorite Pro rookie featured in his college uniforms...or very few will. Why will a Denver Broncos fan want a Florida card of Tebow? Some might but most want to see the Pro Teams colors, and Rookie Photoshoot jerseys??? Bring the game used college jerseys at least so there is some value there. Sorry to say that the loss of SPA will not be filled with college stuff...

but in that same argument, wouldnt a Florida Fan want to see Tebow in a Gators uni? remember that is a market not really touched yet.....soon all your favorite NFL players will have more jersey cards and photographs of them in pro jerseys then you could need.....but there will never be many in college uniforms.........

That arguement is also not true as there will be cards of these players in their college uniforms in every stadium give-away set, college bowl game sets, inside the school programs, etc as well as every Legends set, Press Pass, Draft Pics sets etc....if you wanted to market College cards thats great but don't try to sell as a replacement for the NFL. I understand that your company no longer has the rights to produce quality NFL products ( a shame in my book but it is what it is) but that being said, I really don't see how college players with Photoshoot jerseys will be in demand for more than a novelty...no brand staying power(See Classic products).

what you say may end up being the case, but those products never had patch cards of these players like we will....and we know the power of the patch...but like I say, time will tell..I do know we will now be viewed as a glorified Press pass...but maybe a collegefied versions of Upper Deck