This is Why I Don't Like Adidas...

[49r]

 

[AuroranHusker]

22 hours ago, 49r said:

 

 

Scarlet Knight uni's look nice.

 

[hhcmatt]

This is not great. I doubt we're involved but this puts a big ol' stink on Adidas

 

 

[49r]

Auburn = Under Armour

Oklahoma State = Nike

 

What am I missing here???

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Auburn = Under Armour

Oklahoma State = Nike

 

What am I missing here???

 

That might make this situation even more intriguing, in my opinion. Hmmm.

[NUtball]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Auburn = Under Armour

Oklahoma State = Nike

 

What am I missing here???

Maybe they were at Adidas schools prior to current positions?

[AuroranHusker]

Just now, NUtball said:

Maybe they were at Adidas schools prior to current positions?

 

Chuck Person has only ever coached at Auburn.

[NUtball]

Just now, AuroranHusker said:

 

Chuck Person has only ever coached at Auburn.

Maybe he wore Adidas at some point in his career?

[uneblinstu]

5 minutes ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

That might make this situation even more intriguing, in my opinion. Hmmm.

The OSU guy was for while he was at South Carolina. Not sure if they're an adidas school or not...

[AuroranHusker]

3 minutes ago, NUtball said:

Maybe he wore Adidas at some point in his career?

 

Maybe Person mean mugged the wrong person. 

[49r]

2 minutes ago, uneblinstu said:

The OSU guy was for while he was at South Carolina. Not sure if they're an adidas school or not...

 

Been with Under Amour since 2011

[hhcmatt]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Auburn = Under Armour

Oklahoma State = Nike

 

What am I missing here???

 

If multiple companies are involved then maybe they can only definitely trace it back to that specific executive/rep.

[Huskerpapa]

What should worry us a bit is that one of those arrested is the head of basketball marketing for Adidas.

[Swan88]

Here's the thing:  This situation is cutting across all the major shoe schools.

Everyone needs to be a little careful on this: especially if a school has a dramatic jump in the quality of recruits it's signing.

Nebraska, for example, has its highest-quality team in a long time, based on star rankings.

And any time a school jumps from making its way with mostly mid-major type of recruits to a much higher-level of recruit, people start wondering why and digging deeper.

[Blindcheck]

Investigation continues...Just because they have only accused a few, does not mean others will not be accused later.

[AuroranHusker]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green said he is aware of the federal investigation that ensnared an Adidas executive accused of arranging payments to college basketball prospects.

Green said NU has not been contacted by the FBI or any other federal authorities...

https://t.co/gGE9X1AmGG

[49r]

2 hours ago, Swan88 said:

Here's the thing:  This situation is cutting across all the major shoe schools.

Everyone needs to be a little careful on this: especially if a school has a dramatic jump in the quality of recruits it's signing.

Nebraska, for example, has its highest-quality team in a long time, based on star rankings.

And any time a school jumps from making its way with mostly mid-major type of recruits to a much higher-level of recruit, people start wondering why and digging deeper.

 

You mean like Creighton being involved in the Bowen recruitment...and also lining up probably their best recruiting class ever for 2018?

 

Yeah, looks pretty suspicious to me also.

[HuskerFever]

Now THIS is why I don't like Adidas:

 

Jim Gatto: Five Fast Facts You Need to Know

http://heavy.com/sports/2017/09/jim-gatto-adidas-bribery-ncaa-bribes-marketing-louisville-bio/

[CrazyforNUHOOPS]

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

Now THIS is why I don't like Adidas:

 

Jim Gatto: Five Fast Facts You Need to Know

http://heavy.com/sports/2017/09/jim-gatto-adidas-bribery-ncaa-bribes-marketing-louisville-bio/

Do you believe that Nike and UA are innocent of these sorts of deals?

[Huskerpapa]

The genesis of the issue or at least the person many blame:

 

 http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/09/what-the-worlds-most-famous-ex-sneaker-executive-thinks-caused-will-come-of-latest-hoops-scandal

Edited September 28, 2017 by huskercwg

[Cowboy Kermit]

44 minutes ago, huskercwg said:

The genesis of the issue or at least the person many blame:

 

 http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/09/what-the-worlds-most-famous-ex-sneaker-executive-thinks-caused-will-come-of-latest-hoops-scandal

Time for me to go back and watch the 30 for 30 on Sonny Vaccaro again. 

[HuskerFever]

9 hours ago, CrazyforNUHOOPS said:

Do you believe that Nike and UA are innocent of these sorts of deals?

 

Absolutely not. Adidas was just the first to be caught in this undercover case (or at least the first to be publically mentioned).

[Navin R. Johnson]

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

 

Absolutely not. Adidas was just the first to be caught in this undercover case (or at least the first to be publically mentioned).

 

I mentioned this in the other thread (which could be combined with this one) that the FBI is now investigating NIKE.

[Blindcheck]

4 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

 

Absolutely not. Adidas was just the first to be caught in this undercover case (or at least the first to be publically mentioned).

I suspect that UA and Nike are probably involved....but if UA is not involved, it might explain why they have struggled with their Basketball shoes.

[HuskerFever]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-12/nike-s-40-off-groupons-are-sign-of-sneaker-giant-s-u-s-malaise

 

"TheThe markdowns come as U.S. teens shy away from Nike and opt for rivals Adidas and Vans, according to a survey released this week by Piper Jaffray. Nike remained the favorite sports brand among upper-income teenagers, with 46 percent of respondents naming it. But that’s down from 51 percent a year ago. Affinity for Adidas nearly doubled to 11 percent and Vans, which is owned by VF Corp., gained 300 basis points to 12 percent."