Absolutely..
Absolutely..
That has been in the back of mind, I wonder how that played out. Surely Phil being a businessman understands everything ain't personal.I dunno, we just made Phil Knight and Nike our prison bltch, totally humiliated them, so unless they have Stockholm syndrome, I cant imagine they'd want to go in with us.
One thing I found so interesting about the Manny not leaving Oregon because of Phil Night blah blah was the fact that while Night bleeds green and yellow he also runs a billion dollar corporation. You don't think people at Nike haven't run projections for a merchandise deal with a Miami that more likely than not returns to prominence? Phil Night was gonna win either way. Wouldn't be shocked at all if we return to Nike brand.
I dunno, we just made Phil Knight and Nike our prison bltch, totally humiliated them, so unless they have Stockholm syndrome, I cant imagine they'd want to go in with us.
Yes, please keep it orange, green, and white. I'm not a fan of the black uni's, but if it excites the student body for 1 night game a year, fine.
Never let the smoke unis, green helmets, or orange helmets see the light of day again though.
Nah I think we all know that, just also realize sometimes people with a lot of money take things very personal. He isn't the big dog at Nike but he isn't Papa John either with no influence. I trust Mario handled this the best way possible. My only worry about any of this was if Mario had an actual contract with Nike.B/c Phil Knight is not the CEO of Nike. Phil Knight is also a non-voting board observer. U guys keep saying Phil Knight this & Phil Knight that, and I keep telling u Oregon is not even the highest compensated Nike school.
Phil is a huge booster for both Oregon & Stanford b/c both are his Alma Mater, but he also understands business & relationships. Do u think UCLA would be signed w/ Jordan Brand/Nike after Kelly bolted to the NFL after all the success Kelly had w/ Oregon, THEN going to Oregon’s rival, UCLA?
Anyways, talked to my frat, not so much about details per say, but just if any burned bridges were had, and his direct quote is “bruh, Nike is a business 1st, and a business 2nd. We don’t do emotions, emotions loses u $.” I’m just a casual observer, but u guys have to stop w/ The Phil Knight Narrative. Yes, he’s very much influential, but he’s a businessman 1st, and those who lead Nike r businessmen/women 1st. The only person to my knowledge that burned a bridge was Kanye, & even this fool is trying to drop love notes by this
Kanye West was spotted wearing the new Gap Yeezy jacket and Nike shoes — but he still has 5 years left on his partnership with Adidas
Bloomberg reported Yeezy has a valuation of up to $4.7 billion, per investment bank UBS, due to the lucrative partnerships with Gap and Adidas.www.businessinsider.com
And doing a concert on Thursday w/ one of Nike’s biggest musical endorsers in Drake.
LOL . You old dudes are a joke. And thats a lot coming from a dude who's 50. Kids love these color swaps and difffernt versions etccccc..... why do you like the just straight up boring ****tttt. I hate Penn St, Michigan, USC, Oklahoma, Bama , Georgia etcccccc......... I 100% love what Oregon does and so do the kids. I thought the ones that had the feathers on the shoulder pads were maybe the best Jersey that weren't traditional ever. They were straight fire but you old fcksss ***** to no end. Part of whats a bout to happen is going to involve **** like this. Y
all better be ready for change because thats exactly what about to happen.
Wish they would wear the white helmets.Black jerseys are a must for a Thursday/Saturday game once a year for sure IMO. Just once a year though.
Nah I think we all know that, just also realize sometimes people with a lot of money take things very personal. He isn't the big dog at Nike but he isn't Papa John either with no influence. I trust Mario handled this the best way possible. My only worry about any of this was if Mario had an actual contract with Nike.
I know, you know I wasn't coming at ya.Understood, my bro. I was specifically talking about the whole “Stockholm Syndrome” comment. Lol.
I know you and TOC were talking in the nike deal thread a few weeks ago. Do you think we go back to nike? Seems like the personal contract Mario had with nike got all taken care of in the process of hiring him. Would love to get back with them or jordan brand personallyB/c Phil Knight is not the CEO of Nike. Phil Knight is also a non-voting board observer. U guys keep saying Phil Knight this & Phil Knight that, and I keep telling u Oregon is not even the highest compensated Nike school.
Phil is a huge booster for both Oregon & Stanford b/c both are his Alma Mater, but he also understands business & relationships. Do u think UCLA would be signed w/ Jordan Brand/Nike after Kelly bolted to the NFL after all the success Kelly had w/ Oregon, THEN going to Oregon’s rival, UCLA?
Anyways, talked to my frat, not so much about details per say, but just if any burned bridges were had, and his direct quote is “bruh, Nike is a business 1st, and a business 2nd. We don’t do emotions, emotions loses u $.” I’m just a casual observer, but u guys have to stop w/ The Phil Knight Narrative. Yes, he’s very much influential, but he’s a businessman 1st, and those who lead Nike r businessmen/women 1st. The only person to my knowledge that burned a bridge was Kanye, & even this fool is trying to drop love notes by this
Kanye West was spotted wearing the new Gap Yeezy jacket and Nike shoes — but he still has 5 years left on his partnership with Adidas
Bloomberg reported Yeezy has a valuation of up to $4.7 billion, per investment bank UBS, due to the lucrative partnerships with Gap and Adidas.www.businessinsider.com
And doing a concert on Thursday w/ one of Nike’s biggest musical endorsers in Drake.
You will understand when you get older. Bama is not losing recruits because the "kids" cant have neon jerseys.LOL . You old dudes are a joke. And thats a lot coming from a dude who's 50. Kids love these color swaps and difffernt versions etccccc..... why do you like the just straight up boring ****tttt. I hate Penn St, Michigan, USC, Oklahoma, Bama , Georgia etcccccc......... I 100% love what Oregon does and so do the kids. I thought the ones that had the feathers on the shoulder pads were maybe the best Jersey that weren't traditional ever. They were straight fire but you old fcksss ***** to no end. Part of whats a bout to happen is going to involve **** like this. Y
all better be ready for change because thats exactly what about to happen.
I know you and TOC were talking in the nike deal thread a few weeks ago. Do you think we go back to nike? Seems like the personal contract Mario had with nike got all taken care of in the process of hiring him. Would love to get back with them or jordan brand personally
Thanks, appreciate the reply! So many good things this past week and so much good coming down the pipe. It's an exciting timeI do. Gut feeling just based upon who the AD will be & how some former players felt about moving to Adidas. Plus I think how Adidas low key did us shady on our contract 2 yrs in to it left a bad taste. Yeah Blake should’ve been familiar w/ this, but u do sign a deal in good faith.
we aint ever getting nike again so forget about it haha esp after the way Ad described the poachingHype, & Jordan Brand is literally an entity w/in Nike, so they have a separate board, VP, Executive, etc. B/c they don’t handle the same amount of product as the parent company Nike, their attention to consumer needs are a bit more attentive. Just a slight difference.
yeah that's done there esp since we didn't even get permission to contact Mario according to their ADI dunno, we just made Phil Knight and Nike our prison bltch, totally humiliated them, so unless they have Stockholm syndrome, I cant imagine they'd want to go in with us.
we aint ever getting nike again so forget about it haha esp after the way Ad described the poaching