re: Something I took away from the ESPN Gurley article

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I don't see an issue as long as it doesn't have LSU on it. The colors may be some type of issue But I don't think LSU owns the trademark to purple

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Oh yeah they do. Trust me. According to the NCLA, anything that is "synonymous " to a college or bearing their "marks" makes it their property. So if you paint a rock purple and gold/yellow, sell them, and someone says "hey, it's an LSU rock, someone can report you. Soon after you will receive a "cease and desist letter "If it's a big enough operation in their eyes, they will send you the same letter and demand you report to them what remaining inventory you have, how many sold, and what profits were made.

So a long story short, yes, LSU and the NCLA say they own the combination of the color purple and gold. And because LF7 has made that symbol and plays for LSU that makes all that apparel "synonymous" to LSU. I don't see him getting in any trouble by the NCAA but if someone turns whoever that is selling them in, or if LSU turns them in, they could have some trouble