Impact of losing Nike

[Notsince1985]

### We hear the UM basketball staff is very concerned about the possibility of UM switching from Nike to Under Armour or Adidas (after August 2015) because of the negative impact it potentially would have on recruiting. UM is pursuing several players with Nike ties, including some who play for Nike AAU teams. Those players often are pushed toward Nike schools. Though UM informed Nike it will listen to other offers, no decision has been announced.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/#storylink=cpy

 

[User-4525]

it would hurt basketball more than football

 

[Morey161]

Nothing

 

[CanesFanPlus]

You're not only losing Nike, you would be losing 5 Star athletes! Will that be worth the money?

 

[numbers]

This news is a little unnerving now that football is effectively dead and we are a basketball school.

 

[MiamiVice7]

Welp

 

[Ray52]

Pitino on the impact it has:

Louisville coach Rick Pitino, whose school has an Adidas contract, has railed against the system he says steers players from shoe-branded AAU teams toward certain colleges. Schools associated with Nike, the largest player on the AAU circuit, have “somewhat of an advantage, because people really put a heavy emphasis on their players going to Nike schools,” Pitino said.

“I don’t think its the players as much as the AAU handlers, runners, agents — they’re all involved in it somehow and it’s a problem that won’t go away because they’re being very competitive,” he said. “We’re taking a lot of money from these shoe companies, so we can’t complain as well. It’s something that’s there. The NCAA doesn’t think it’s a problem, so I’m not going to think it’s a problem.”

http://caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpos...i-an-original-nike-school-switches-to-adidas/

 

[SmokeyRone]

It was a decision by liberals who HATE UM athletics.

 

[CTCANE]

Every single post you make about UM teams no matter what the sport is a negative one I think you hate UM sports.

 

[GCane305]

Just give me a pair of kicks, a basketball and im ready to ball out. **** the brands.