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FBI/NIKE update

Posted on 2/3/20 at 2:57 pm
Posted by BadBrad29
Member since Aug 2019
598 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 2:57 pm
NCAA coming for Nike schools

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Nike continues to be linked to the dark underbelly of college basketball recruiting at the trial of attorney Michael AvenattI.

Monday, the fourth day of the trial, a business consultant testified that the Swoosh directed payments to the families and handlers of high school basketball players, and a Nike attorney did not deny the company had made payments to players.

“I’ve never told the government there was no evidence of Nike making payments to players,” Nike attorney Scott Wilson testified Monday.


This post was edited on 2/3/20 at 2:59 pm
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:01 pm to
Let's put that in Cajun: "Mais, I never said there wasn't none, no." for the rare quadruple negative.
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
16647 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:02 pm to
This screams back to back SEC Champions for LSU.
Posted by Bigbens42
Trussvegas
Member since Nov 2013
6372 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:02 pm to
We can all agree that it's awesome that that a-hole Avenatti is getting his.
Posted by CarolinaGamecock99
Member since Apr 2015
21870 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:04 pm to
Good thing we a UA school
Posted by 4x4tiger
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2006
2836 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:15 pm to
Well I don’t want Reebok or adidas. Maybe this will create an opening for Walmart Velcro tennis shoes to start sponsoring some teams.

This post was edited on 2/3/20 at 3:16 pm
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44017 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:17 pm to
While I’m a big fan of ADIDAS’s mission and patriotism, I could use one of Nike’s garments on a “bloated” day .


Posted by Poncho and Lefty
Guntersville, AL
Member since Jul 2018
834 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:38 pm to
Posted by firewater706
Member since Oct 2015
268 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:46 pm to
Screw em
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44017 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:48 pm to
Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
22288 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

Well I don’t want Reebok or adidas. Maybe this will create an opening for Walmart Velcro tennis shoes to start sponsoring some teams.






Since Wade's arrival his teams have shown a real workmanlike quality in grinding out close wins. A Red Wing deal would be the perfect fit. We're just waiting on a strong-arse offer.
Posted by allin2010
Auburn
Member since Aug 2011
18151 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:01 pm to
Does anyone really care anymore?
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44017 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:10 pm to
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Does anyone really care anymore?

The Nike schools do.
They wear it as a misguided badge of honor.

We (A&M) walked away from our Nike/Seattle boondoggle.
We found a better $ deal.
That’s just how our university operates (right or wrong)—cashola.
Posted by shallowminded
Member since Nov 2012
2735 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:37 pm to
Wait until they start investigating the “Jordan brand” schools. It will be really bad...
Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
12350 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 8:57 pm to
quote:

The Nike schools do.
They wear it as a misguided badge of honor.

We (A&M) walked away from our Nike/Seattle boondoggle.
We found a better $ deal.
That’s just how our university operates (right or wrong)—cashola.



Nike has nearly twice the market share of Addidas and Under Armour combined so they din’t give a rat’s arse.
As for how your university operates, it gives inflated contracts to dudes whose last season record at his prior gig was 5-6. Smooth. To top it off they present him with a mock National Championship trophy at his introductory press conference.
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44017 posts
Posted on 2/3/20 at 9:02 pm to
I didn’t say Nike, as a corporation, wasn’t worth more.
I said the deal offered to TAMU by ADIDAS was in a different universe than that offered by Nike.
It was a no-brainer.
Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
12350 posts
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:20 am to
quote:

the deal offered to TAMU by ADIDAS was in a different universe than that offered by Nike.


I guess Nike doesn’t place too high a value on Aggies.
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
11092 posts
Posted on 2/4/20 at 6:52 am to
frick Nike. Hope they get it with both barrels. I will not wear their shite.
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44017 posts
Posted on 2/4/20 at 7:02 am to
It wasn’t that Nike’s deal wasn’t high.
ADIDAS was looking for a brand ambassador and thus paid us an obscene amount.

Regardless, their products (ADIDAS) have been top-notch, and the deal has worked well for all.
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
11363 posts
Posted on 2/4/20 at 7:30 am to
They could drop creepy porn lawyer off in New Orleans or BR and those top 5 murder rates would fix this shite.

The NCAA no longer cares.
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