Marvin Bagley and the Loyalty Game

[Muskie]

Link (http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/page/the_loyalty_game.html)

In a normal year, one of the biggest stories of the NCAA Tournament would be freshman sensation Marvin Bagley III.
The prospect of Bagley's last hurrah as a Duke Blue Devil and ascent to the NBA would be near-perfect fodder for the myth-makers at Nike. Bagley has been a part of the Nike system for nearly three years, starting when he was 16.
But this is far from a normal year. March Madness is overshadowed by an ongoing scandal that has toppled seven coaches and agents and cast a pall over two of Oregon's marquee companies, Nike and Adidas.

[Cheesehead]

From bankruptcy to living in a gated community. No sketchy at all, lol. My son's old AAU team which is Tri-State organization had a deal with Nike and the Jumpman brand and they touted it as a big deal because not many AAU teams got the Jumpman logo/brand. They were required to wear it too. Once time while killing time during a weekend tournament his team went to Walmart and they all bought "And One" socks as a joke and they wore them in a game. Then the director of the organization showed up and he was not thrilled and told them to put their Nike Elite socks on or they don't play for the team.

It's ridiculous.